Habitually obedient to John, I came up to his chair: he spent some three minutes in thrusting out his tongue at me as far as he could without damaging the roots: I knew he would soon strike, and while dreading the blow, I mused on the disgusting and ugly appearance of him who would presently deal it.
Essendo assuefatta ad ubbidire a John, mi accostai alla seggiola sua. Egli stette tre minuti a mostrarmi la lingua, allungandola quanto più poteva, sapevo che stava per picchiarmi e spiavo sulla sua brutta faccia il momento in cui la collera avrebbegli fatto allungare la mano.