It trotted quietly on until its would-be assassin was within a yard of it, and then it turned round and sat down in the middle of the road, and looked at Montmorency with a gentle, inquiring expression, that said:
Trotterellò tranquillamente finchè l’eventuale assassino non si trovò a un metro da lui; e poi si voltò e si sedette in mezzo alla strada, guardando Montmorency con una soave, interrogativa espressione, che diceva: