首先,没有啤酒桶。前面说过,我曾尝试做木桶,但怎么也做不好。我曾花了许多天、甚至许多星期、许多个月,结果还是没有成功。

• As first, casks to preserve it in, which was a thing, that as I have observ'd already, I cou'd never compass; no, though I spent not many days, but weeks, nay, months in attempting it, but to no purpose.