<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishHakuna haja ya kufanya hivyo, Mheshimiwa Hersheimer, maneno hayo yalitoka kama mlipuko wa bunduki, na Tommy akainua macho yake kwa mshangao.  <response>: It will be quite useless, Mr. Hersheimmer. The words came out like the crack of a pistol, and Tommy looked up with a start. 