Halting for an instant at the foot of the ladder, and with both hands grasping the ornamental knobs of the man- ropes, Father Mapple cast a look upwards, and then with a truly sailor- like but still reverential dexterity, hand over hand, mounted the steps as if ascending the main- top of his vessel.
Staking vir ́n oomblik aan die voet van die leer, en met albei hande gryp die ornamentele knoppe van die man- toue, Vader Mapple gooi ́n blik na bo, en dan met ́ n waarlik matroos- agtige, maar nog steeds reverential behendigheid, hand oor hand, gemonteer die stappe asof stygende die hoof- top van sy vaartuig.QED QED