At the first outset , heavy , miry ground and a matted , marish vegetation , greatly delayed our progress ; but by little and little the hill began to steepen and become stony under foot , and the wood to change its character and to grow in a more open order 一开始，泥泞难走的地面和乱蓬蓬的沼泽植物大大地耽误了我们赶路。但坡面逐渐趋于陡峭，脚下的土质趋于结实，树木变得高大稀疏，我们正走近的是整个海岛最迷人的地方。
