He came and sat down on things, just when they were wanted to be packed; and he laboured under the fixed belief that, whenever Harris or George reached out their hand for anything, it was his cold, damp nose that they wanted.
Esso andava a sedersi sugli oggetti, appunto quando bisognava riporli, e si affannava in giro con l’idea fissa che tutte le volte che Harris e Giorgio stendevano la mano per pigliar qualcosa, avessero bisogno del suo naso umido e fresco.