ムーンは激しい感情にかられながら、この大げさな演説をした。だが、さらに激しい感情が、テーブルの向こう側では吐露されていた。ウォーナー博士はモーゼス・グールドの小さな体のむかいでその巨体をかたむけ、ピム博士に興奮した囁き声で話していた。その専門家は何度も頷き、ついには厳めしい様子で立ちあがった。
He pronounced this peroration with an appearance of strong emotion. But even stronger emotions were manifesting themselves on the other side of the table. Dr. Warner had leaned his large body quite across the little figure of Moses Gould and was talking in excited whispers to Dr. Pym. That expert nodded a great many times and finally started to his feet with a sincere expression of sternness.
