<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishAlidhani lazima kuna watu wanne au watano wameketi kuzunguka meza ndefu ambayo ilichukua nafasi kubwa, lakini umakini wake ulishambuliwa na kushikiliwa na mtu mrefu mwenye nywele zilizokatwa na ndevu fupi, za ncha, za kuonekana kama za majini, ambaye aliketi juu ya meza na karatasi mbele yake.  <response>: He thought there must be about four or five people seated round a long table that took up most of the space, but his attention was caught and held by a tall man with close-cropped hair and a short, pointed, naval-looking beard, who sat at the head of the table with papers in front of him. 