Pendant qu’il parlait, ses doigts agiles se promenaient ça et la, tâtant, pressant, déboutonnant, inspectant tout ; mais ses yeux avaient repris cette expression vague dont j’ai parlé plus haut.
As he spoke, his nimble fingers were flying here, there, and everywhere, feeling, pressing, unbuttoning, examining, while his eyes wore the same far-away expression which I have already remarked upon.