He looked at Alice, and tried to speak, but for a minute or two sobs choked his voice. 'Same as if he had a bone in his throat,' said the Gryphon: and it set to work shaking him and punching him in the back.
Guardò Alice, e cercò di parlare, ma per qualche istante ne fu impedita dai singhiozzi. — Come se avesse un osso in gola, — disse il Grifone, e si mise a scuoterla e a batterle la schiena.