He was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he could hardly breathe in that narrow space.
Esto le asustó, a pesar de que ya dormitaba, y se apresuró a esconderse bajo el canapé, pero le costó una gran fuerza de voluntad permanecer debajo del canapé aún el breve tiempo en el que la hermana estuvo en la habitación, porque, a causa de la abundante comida, el vientre se había redondeado un poco y apenas podía respirar en el reducido espacio.