<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishAlipoondoka, vitabu hivyo vitatu viliwekwa juu ya nguo zake, na baada ya nusu saa akavitoa kwenye meza ya mkahawa.  <response>: When he left, the three books reposed on the top of his armload of clothing, and a half hour later he dropped them down on a cantina table. 