With a yell of pain and fury Twala returned the blow with interest, and, such was his strength, shore right through the rhinoceros' horn handle of his antagonists battle-axe, strengthened as it was with bands of steel, wounding Curtis in the face.
Minez eta haserre bizian oihu egin ondoren Twalak lehiaz erantzun zion, eta horrenbeste indarrez ezen aurkakoaren aizkorari errinozero-adarrezko kirtena ere bere lekutik atera bait zion, indartzeko altzairuzko bi zerrenda izan arren, eta Curtis aurpegian zauritu zuen.