'There might be some sense in your knocking,' the Footman went on without attending to her, 'if we had the door between us. For instance, if you were inside, you might knock, and I could let you out, you know.'
"Eble iom utilus ke vi frapu," la Lakeo diris, tute ne atentante ŝian demandon, "se la pordo starus inter ni; ekzemple, se vi estus interne, vi povus frapi, kaj mi ja povus eligi vin."