He did not see the kid I shot at, or perceive I had killed it, but ripped up his waistcoat to feel whether he was not wounded; and, as I found presently, thought I was resolved to kill him: for he came and kneeled down to me, and embracing my knees, said a great many things I did not understand; but I could easily see the meaning was to pray me not to kill him.
No miró al cabrito al que le había disparado, ni se dio cuenta de que lo había matado sino que abrió su chaqueta para ver si no estaba herido, por lo que pude comprender que pensaba que estaba decidido a matarlo. Entonces, se arrodilló junto a mí y, abrazándome por las rodillas, dijo muchas cosas que no pude entender, aunque podía imaginar perfectamente que me suplicaba que no lo matase.