But all the time he felt uncomfortable and vexed without knowing why. Was it that nothing would come of his pun: 'I had business with a Jew, but could not get at him even to say ajew (adieu),' or was it something else?
Ma tutto quel tempo s’era sentito a disagio e irritato, senza saper lui stesso perché: forse perché dal giuoco di parole non veniva fuori nulla o per qualcos’altro.