En mig de la pregaria, una mosca s'havia aturat damunt el respatller del banc de davant, i torturava l'esperit de Tom, per tal com s'estava fregant tranquilament les mans, agafant-se el cap amb els braços i pulint-lo tan vigorosament que gairebé semblava descompartir-lo del cos, deixant a la vista el fil subtilíssim del coll, i es gratava les ales amb les potes del darrera i les aplanava damunt son cos com si haguessin estat faldons de casaca, continuant tota la seva toilette tan tranquilament com si sabés que gaudia de tota seguretat.
In the midst of the prayer a fly had lit on the back of the pew in front of him and tortured his spirit by calmly rubbing its hands together, embracing its head with its arms, and polishing it so vigorously that it seemed to almost part company with the body, and the slender thread of a neck was exposed to view; scraping its wings with its hind legs and smoothing them to its body as if they had been coat-tails; going through its whole toilet as tranquilly as if it knew it was perfectly safe.