Tom, fregant-se els ulls amb la manega, comença de barbotejar quelcom sobre un determini d'escapar-se de la seva malmenada existencia i la manca de simpatia de la llar, i vaguejar per l'ample món, i no tornar mai més; i acaba esperant que Joe no l'oblidaria.
Tom, wiping his eyes with his sleeve, began to blubber out something about a resolution to escape from hard usage and lack of sympathy at home by roaming abroad into the great world never to return; and ended by hoping that Joe would not forget him.