This question the Dodo could not answer without a great deal of thought, and it sat for a long time with one finger pressed upon its forehead (the position in which you usually see Shakespeare, in the pictures of him), while the rest waited in silence.
Cette question donna bien à réfléchir au Dodo ; il resta longtemps assis, un doigt appuyé sur le front (pose ordinaire de Shakespeare dans ses portraits) ; tandis que les autres attendaient en silence.