9-2: se echó ... a la cara: brought up to a level with his face. Cf. also note la mano, p. 4, 5.
9-3: cayó redondo: fell suddenly (collapsed).
9-4: maldito seas: a rather exceptional use of the subjunctive for the imperative, though common with the verb ser. Cf. last line, page 124.
9-5: unos canallas: canalla is feminine in its usual collective meaning: rabble. Applied to an individual, however, it agrees in gender.
9-6: Si conforme soy yo: if, just as it was (lit. is) I.