And then he would have another try, and, at the second blow, the nail would go clean through the plaster, and half the hammer after it, and Uncle Podger be precipitated against the wall with force nearly sufficient to flatten his nose.
E allora ci si provava di nuovo, e, al secondo colpo, il chiodo entrava tutto quanto nell’intonaco, trascinandosi dietro mezzo martello, mentre zio Podger veniva proiettato contro la parete con forza quasi sufficiente da appiattirgli il naso.