It was now two o'clock. This was becoming quite foolish, even unbearable. I then thought that, perhaps if I told my uncle the meaning of the document, he would think it was a fake, and there would be no problem. I would have strongly rejected this idea the day before, but now it seemed to be an excellent option. I decided then that I must go tell my uncle immediately.
I was trying to think of a manner to tell him when he stood up and put on his hat to leave. I had to tell him then, or he would lock us in the house again with no food!