Vinicius, who had lived hitherto in a fever, and upheld as it were, by hope alone, now that his hope seemed fulfilled felt all at once the weakness that a man feels after a journey which has proved beyond his strength.
Vinicius eddig mintegy lázban égett, s csak a reménység tartotta, most azonban, hogy ez a reménység teljesülni látszott, hirtelen úgy elgyengült, mint a vándor, mikor az emberfeletti nehézségekkel járó bolyongás után célhoz ér.