He swung his scythe, feeling almost at the last gasp, and made up his mind to ask Titus to stop. But just at that moment Titus stopped of his own accord, stooped, took up some grass and wiped his scythe with it.
Movía la guadaña sacando fuerzas de flaqueza a iba ya a pedir a Tit que se parase, cuando el otro lo hizo espontáneamente, se inclinó, cogió un puñado de hierba y después de haber secado con ella la guadaña, comenzó a afilarla.