It did not seem as if a prop were withdrawn, but rather as if a motive were gone: it was not the power to be tranquil which had failed me, but the reason for tranquillity was no more.
Nem a talajt vesztettem el a lábam alól; csak mintha az a valami, ami indítóoka volt cselekedeteimnek, egyszerre megszűnt volna. Most már tudok nyugodtan és higgadtan viselkedni, de ugyan minek?