The poor man was so entirely taken up with his one idea that he had even forgotten how to get angry. All the strength of his feelings was concentrated upon one point alone; and as their usual vent was closed, it was to be feared lest extreme tension should give rise to an explosion sooner or later.
Le pauvre homme était tellement possédé de son idée, qu'il oubliait de se mettre en colère; toutes ses forces vives se concentraient sur un seul point, et, comme elles ne s'échappaient pas par leur exutoire ordinaire, on pouvait craindre que leur tension ne le fît éclater d'un instant à l'autre.