The crocodile was among those who heard the sound, and it followed him, though whether with the purpose of regaining what it had lost, or merely as a friend under the belief that it was again ticking itself, will never be certainly known, for, like all slaves to a fixed idea, it was a stupid beast.
Baina, hala ere, inoiz ez dugu jakingo krokodiloa galdutako erlojua berreskuratzeko asmotan ote zebilen edo, aldiz, barruan zeraman erlojua berriro martxan hasi zitzaiola pentsatuz, lagun bezala ote zihoan Peterren atzetik. Eta ez dugu jakingo ze, ideia finkoen esklabo guztien antzera, piztia inozoa zen.