He buttoned his coat tightly across his chest, and patted the resting-place of the Naulahka fondly, as he strode up the path to the missionary's veranda, when he had tethered Fibby outside. His high good humor with himself and the world spoke through his eyes as he greeted Mrs. Estes at the door.
Erősen begombolta kabátját, gyengéden simogatva zsebét, amelyben a Naulahka nyugodott. Mrs. Estes, aki elsőnek üdvözölte őt a verandán, azonnal leolvasta arcáról, hogy Tarwin a legnagyobb mérték­ben meg van elégedve magával és a világgal.