The boys were not able to remember that their remarks had possessed weight before; but now their sayings were treasured and repeated; everything they did seemed somehow to be regarded as remarkable; they had evidently lost the power of doing and saying commonplace things; moreover, their past history was raked up and discovered to bear marks of conspicuous originality.
Alles wat zij deden, werd als iets heel bijzonders beschouwd. Zij hadden blijkbaar het vermogen verloren om gewone dingen te zeggen of te doen.