Next, as time went on, he engaged in other speculations-in particular, in the scheme of buying up eatables, taking his seat in class beside boys who had plenty of pocket-money, and, as soon as such opulent individuals showed signs of failing attention (and, therefore, of growing appetite), tendering them, from beneath the desk, a roll of pudding or a piece of gingerbread, and charging according to degree of appetite and size of portion.
alderantziz, handitu egin zuen hasierako diru-kopurua urte hartan bertan, ezohiko trebetasuna erakutsiz: argizariz txonta bat egin, margotu, eta etekin ederra atera zuen, lagun bati saldurik.