Had both the children been there, the affair might have been determined too easily by measuring them at once; but as Harry only was present, it was all conjectural assertion on both sides; and every body had a right to be equally positive in their opinion, and to repeat it over and over again as often as they liked.
Si los dos niños hubieran estado allí, se podría haber zanjado fácilmente el asunto midiéndolos de una vez; pero como sólo estaba presente Harry, todo fue conjeturas por ambas partes, y cada cual tenía derecho a ser igualmente terminante en su opinión y a repetirla una y otra vez todas las veces que quisiera.