translation.ca: Sid repara que Tom mai no era metge forense en cap d'aquests esbrinaments, encara que hagués esdevingut habit seu de pendre la direcció en totes les noves empreses; repara també que Tom mai feia de testimoni, i aixo era estrany; per a Sid no passa desapercebut el fet que Tom adhuc mostrava una assenyalada aversió envers tals enquestes, i sempre les evitava, en poder.
translation.en: Sid noticed that Tom never was coroner at one of these inquiries, though it had been his habit to take the lead in all new enterprises; he noticed, too, that Tom never acted as a witness--and that was strange; and Sid did not overlook the fact that Tom even showed a marked aversion to these inquests, and always avoided them when he could.