It was evident that his strength had been gradually undermined by illness, but his voice seemed yet powerful, as he said in English, and in a tone which evinced extreme surprise,--
Meglátszott rajta, hogy lassú kór őrölte föl a szervezetét, hangja azonban erővel teljesen csengett még, amikor megszólalt angolul és a legnagyobb csodálkozás zöngéjével: