Anne has challenged Hugh to a competition. She tries to think of a motif that might delight Noah, who still loves and misses Lord Herbert. When the time comes, Noah looks at the sugar confections before him and the one he quickly takes in his hand is...
If we tell him, he might get stubborn out of 
a strange sense of pride and refuse to eat.
.إن أخبرناه، فقد يعاند بسبب الكبرياء ويرفض الأكل
Andernfalls könnte er aus
falschem Stolz das Essen verweigern.
Si lo sabe,
puede que no quiera comer por orgullo.
Si lo sabe,
puede que no quiera comer por orgullo.
Sinon, il risquerait de s’obstiner
à ne rien manger.
Se lo facessimo, potrebbe impuntarsi
Se ele souber, pode teimar
ainda mais e não comer nenhum.
Он может снова начать
упрямиться и отказаться от еды.