But even though he was resting from mental labours and was not writing, he was so used to mental activity that he liked expressing his thoughts in an elegant, concise style, and liked having a listener.
Ma anche in vacanze, anche senza attendere, cioè, al proprio lavoro, egli era così abituato all’attività intellettuale, che amava esporre in bella e precisa forma le idee che gli venivano in mente, e amava che ci fosse qualcuno ad ascoltarle.