So he put Joe's slate on the desk and drew a line down the middle of it from top to bottom. "Now," said he, "as long as he is on your side you can stir him up and I'll let him alone; but if you let him get away and get on my side, you're to leave him alone as long as I can keep him from crossing over."
Així, doncs, posa la pissarra de Joe damunt el pupitre, i hi féu una ratlla al mig, de dalt a baix. -Ara- digué -mentre estigui a la vostra banda, podeu burxar-la i jo la deixaré estar; pero, si deixeu que s'allunyi i entra al meu costat, heu de deixar-la estar, per tot el temps que jo pugui impedir que traspassi de bell nou.