He still said it was "all right," but there was such a leaden dread at his heart that the words had lost their ring and sounded just as if he had said, "All is lost!"
Még mindig azt mondogatta: "Igen, igen, rendben van", de szívében olyan szörnyű félelem honolt, hogy ezek a szavak elvesztették erejüket, és úgy hangzottak, mintha azt mondta volna: minden elveszett.