E.23, not moving a muscle of his countenance, answered with a stream of the filthiest abuse, at which Kim naturally rejoiced. It reminded him of the drummer-boys and the barrack-sweepers at Umballa in the terrible time of his first schooling.
E23-k, aurpegiko gihar bat bera ere mugitu gabe, izugarrizko irain zaparrada batez erantzun zion, eta hark noski asko poztu zuen Kim. Umballako danbor-joleak eta garbitzaileak gogorarazi zizkion, lehen aldiz eskolara joan zeneko garai ikaragarri hartan.