translation.ca: No va aconseguir un somriure ni una resposta: així és que recaigué en el silenci i deixa que son cor anés capbussant-se fins a les darreres fondaries.
translation.en: He sat down and tried to seem gay, but it was up-hill work; it roused no smile, no response, and he lapsed into silence and let his heart sink down to the depths.