Aixo era una bona cosa, i estava a punt de començar els gemecs com a engegament, com ell deia, quan se li acudí que, si compareixia al tribunal amb aquest argument, la seva tia li arrencaria aquella peça, i aixo li faria mal.
This was lucky; he was about to begin to groan, as a "starter," as he called it, when it occurred to him that if he came into court with that argument, his aunt would pull it out, and that would hurt.