To Tom, Dickie's polite cheerfulness on the train was like the cheerfulness of a host who has loathed his guest and is afraid the guest realises it, and who tries to make it up at the last minute.
Tomen ustetan, Dickiek trenean erakutsitako alaitasun adeitsua, bere gonbidatua txarki tratatu duen anfitrioiaren alaitasuna zen, azken unean, gonbidatua konturatu ote den beldur, gauzak konpontzen saiatzen denean.