'It's this,' and with his white hands he took a finger of his kid glove and stretched it; 'if you try to break a cord that is slack it is not easy to break it, but strain that cord to its utmost and the weight of a finger will snap it.
Si usted, sin estirarlo, trata de romperlo, le parecerá difícil. Pero tire cuanto pueda, oprima con el dedo y se romperá.