He felt sad, chiefly because he saw that every one else was animated, preoccupied, and busy while only he and a mumbling, toothless, quite old man in naval uniform who had sat down beside him were uninterested and inactive.
Era triste in particolar modo perché tutti, come vedeva, erano animati, preoccupati, e soltanto lui con un vecchietto sdentato, vecchio decrepito, in divisa di marina, che biascicava con le labbra e s’era venuto a sedere accanto a lui, non prendeva interesse e parte a nulla.