Er sagte immer noch: ,,'s wäre recht," aber auf seinem Herzen lastete solch lähmende Angst, daß die Worte ihren Klang verloren hatten und klangen, als habe er gesagt: ,,Alles ist verloren."
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!"