This was lucky; he was about to begin to groan, as a "starter," as he called it, when it occurred to him that if he came into court with that argument, his aunt would pull it out, and that would hurt.
Már éppen hangulatkeltő, bevezető nyögésbe akart fogni erre a szerencsés felfedezésre, amikor eszébe jutott, hogy ezzel az érvvel nagynénje előtt nem sokra menne. Polly néni kirántaná a meglazult fogat.