Els grumolls es precipitaren enfurits al volt de Sid com una pedregada, i abans que la tia Polly pogués reconcentrar les seves corpreses facultats i compareixer a son ajut, sis o set havien encertat, i Tom havia fet un bot damunt el clos i era fora.
They raged around Sid like a hail-storm; and before Aunt Polly could collect her surprised faculties and sally to the rescue, six or seven clods had taken personal effect, and Tom was over the fence and gone.