He sometimes amused himself at the expense of his little pensioners by tweaking their tails; but this was mischief, and not wickedness, for these little twisted tails amused him like a plaything, and his instinct was that of a child.
Es verdad que a veces se divertía a expensas de sus pequeños pensionistas tirándoles del rabo, pero aquello era juego y no malignidad, porque aquellas colillas retorcidas le divertían como un juguete y su instinto era el de un niño.