<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishIlikuwa kama rushwa kwa Julius kumsukuma katika juhudi zake za kumtafuta Tommy, lakini alidhani kwamba hakuwa amefanya hivyo kwa kweli.  <response>: It read almost like a bribe to Julius to spur him on in his efforts to find Tommy, but he supposed she had not really meant it that way. 