It seemed to him that he had expressed his thoughts and feelings as clearly as he could, yet both the others – sincere and not stupid men – had agreed that he was comforting himself with sophistry.
Gli pareva d’aver chiaramente espresso, per quanto gli era stato possibile, i suoi pensieri e i suoi sentimenti, e invece tutti e due loro, persone intelligenti e sincere, avevano detto ch’egli si consolava con dei sofismi.