Then he opened me and looked down me, and clutched hold of my wrist, and then he hit me over the chest when I wasn't expecting it - a cowardly thing to do, I call it - and immediately afterwards butted me with the side of his head.
Il me fit tirer la langue, y jeta un coup d’oeil, me prit le pouls, m’assena une claque dans le dos au moment ou je m’y attendais le moins – ce que j’appelle un coup en traître – puis y colla brutalement son oreille.