Huck was in a close place--the inquiring eye was upon him--he would have given anything for material for a plausible answer--nothing suggested itself--the inquiring eye was boring deeper and deeper--a senseless reply offered--there was no time to weigh it, so at a venture he uttered it--feebly:
Huck es sentia en lloc estret: l'esguard inquisitiu era al seu damunt: hauria dat qualsevol cosa per tenir el material d'una plausible resposta.