She was a good deal frightened by this very sudden change, but she felt that there was no time to be lost, as she was shrinking rapidly; so she set to work at once to eat some of the other bit.
Quel mutamento subitaneo la spaventò molto; ma non c'era tempo da perdere, perchè ella si contraeva rapidamente; così si mise subito ad addentare l'altro pezzo.