The other boys agreed that there was reason in what Tom said, because an ignorant lump of bread, uninstructed by an incantation, could not be expected to act very intelligently when set upon an errand of such gravity.

• 另外，两个孩子认为面包无知无觉，如果没有人给它念咒语，它去干这么重大的事情，决不会干得那么出色。 所以他们同意汤姆说的有道理。