So he was going, in the presence of this difficulty, to give way to all the impetuosity of his character, and I was preparing for a violent outbreak, when two o'clock struck by the little timepiece over the fireplace.
Al dar con esta dificultad, iba a dejarse llevar de su carácter violento, y ya veía yo venir una escena desagradable, cuando dieron las dos en el reloj de la chimenea.