»Höre nicht auf ihn«, sagte Willem und unterbrach sich nur, um die Hand, über die er einen Rutenhieb bekommen hatte, schnell an den Mund zu führen, »wir werden nur gestraft, weil du uns angezeigt hast.
"Don't listen to him," said Willem, interrupting himself only to quickly bring his hand to his mouth when it had received a stroke of the cane, "we're only being punished because you made a complaint against us.