Platero, his attention once more upon his stomach, contemplated his projecting innards with some dismay, but before he had time to complain, Zerbino said to him, ‘Now look here, Enrique, you may think you’re in a bad way, but there are plenty of others much worse off than you are, so don’t be a coward, and just come and help. Tie that up with a shirt, and I’ll see to it later.’
