On a mixture of gin and pernod, which he had been drinking for the last hour, Tom had gotten himself to a precisely calculated state of intoxication in which he thought he could move with a certain nonchalance and smoothness and at the same time be courageous and even foolhardy enough to take chances without flinching.
Azken orduan edandako ginebra eta Pernod nahasketarekin, Tom zehazki kalkulatutako horditasun maila batera iritsita zegoen, gisa hartan axolagabekeria eta patxadaz mugitu ahal izango zelakoan eta, aldi berean, kikildu gabe arriskatzeko kemena eta ausarkeria ere izango zituelakoan.