Huck was in a close place--the inquiring eye was upon him--he would have given anything for material for a plausible answer--nothing suggested itself--the inquiring eye was boring deeper and deeper--a senseless reply offered--there was no time to weigh it, so at a venture he uttered it--feebly:
Het vragend oog doorboorde hem al dieper en dieper.--Daar schoot hem een allerdwaast antwoord in. Er was geen tijd om te overwegen, dus mompelde hij op goed geluk: