In the space of about two seconds, Albert had the knife between the cartilage of the tail, right next to the butt of the lamb, and very quickly, the tail was gone and in the bucket that I was holding.
Inom loppet av två sekunder hade Albert kniven mellan brosken av svansen, alldeles intill lammets rumpa, och vips var svansen borta och i hinken som jag höll.