There is something in that," I soliloquised (mentally, be it understood; I did not talk aloud), "I know there is, because it does not sound too sweet; it is not like such words as Liberty, Excitement, Enjoyment: delightful sounds truly; but no more than sounds for me; and so hollow and fleeting that it is mere waste of time to listen to them.
Ce mot doit avoir un sens pour moi, parce qu'il ne résonne pas trop doucement à mon oreille. Ce n'est pas comme les mots de liberté, de bonheur, sons délicieux, mais pour moi vains, fugitifs et sans signification.