It seemed to him that he had expressed his thoughts and feelings as clearly as he could, yet both the others – sincere and not stupid men – had agreed that he was comforting himself with sophistry.
Ему казалось, что он, насколько умел, ясно высказал свои мысли и чувства, а между тем оба они, люди неглупые и искренние, в один голос сказали, что он утешается софизмами.