My cousins, full of exhilaration, were so eloquent in narrative and comment, that their fluency covered St. John's taciturnity: he was sincerely glad to see his sisters; but in their glow of fervour and flow of joy he could not sympathise.
Le mie felici cugine avevano tante cose da raccontare, che mi accorsi poco del silenzio di Saint-John.