He was at this moment calculating in his mind the number of hours spent since his departure from London, and, had it been in his nature to make a useless demonstration, would have rubbed his hands for satisfaction.
En ce moment, il refaisait dans son esprit le calcul des heures dépensées depuis son départ de Londres, et il se fût frotté les mains, s'il eût été dans sa nature de faire un mouvement inutile.