If she didn't do it herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something good to eat.
Si no caía en la cuenta por sí misma, Gregorio preferiría morir de hambre antes que llamarle la atención sobre esto, a pesar de que sentía unos enormes deseos de salir de debajo del canapé, arrojarse a los pies de la hermana y rogarle que le trajese algo bueno de comer.