<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishLakini kukataa, baada ya Topham alikuwa amesema kwa ajili yake... alikuwa kukamatwa katika pinch na sababu ya tuhuma kufunga katika pande zote mbili.  <response>: But to refuse, after Topham had spoken for him ... he was caught in a pinch with cause for suspicion closing in on either side. 