Until he did this thing himself, even the great southlands—the area some twenty thumpers beyond the erg—were denied him unless he ordered a palanquin and rode like a Reverend Mother or one of the sick and wounded.

在他亲自动手之前，即使是伟大的南部地区——尔格以外大约二十米的地区——也被拒绝了，除非他订购了一辆轿子，并像一位圣母或伤病员一样骑马。