Sid repara que Tom mai no era metge forense en cap d'aquests esbrinaments, encara que hagués esdevingut habit seu de pendre la direcció en totes les noves empreses; repara també que Tom mai feia de testimoni, i aixo era estrany; per a Sid no passa desapercebut el fet que Tom adhuc mostrava una assenyalada aversió envers tals enquestes, i sempre les evitava, en poder.
Sid noticed that Tom never was coroner at one of these inquiries, though it had been his habit to take the lead in all new enterprises; he noticed, too, that Tom never acted as a witness--and that was strange; and Sid did not overlook the fact that Tom even showed a marked aversion to these inquests, and always avoided them when he could.