At the moment when he was about to retire, she was cheered with a ray of hope, for she thought he was about to speak; but his lips moved without any sound leaving his mouth, and making a powerful effort to control himself, he sent back to his heart the words that were about to escape from his lips, and went out.
Egy pillanatra megcsillant előtte a remény, mert amikor a tiszt távozni készült; úgy látta, mondani akar valamit, ám csupán ajka mozgott, de hang nem jött ki a torkán, majd felindulását leküzdve, visszaparancsolta kikívánkozó szavait és eltávozott.