They tried to tell her what the doctor had said, but it turned out that though he had spoken very fluently and at great length, it was impossible to reproduce what he had said.
Provarono a riferirle quello che aveva detto il dottore, ma si accorsero che, sebbene il dottore avesse parlato diffusamente e a lungo, in nessun modo si riusciva a ripetere quello che aveva detto.