But he left his knobbed claw behind him; for it never came into his stupid head to let go after all, so he just shook his claw off as the easier method.

但是他把多节的爪子留在了身后；因为毕竟他愚蠢的脑袋从来没有想过要放手，所以他只是甩掉爪子作为更简单的方法。