And all the while that this agonized questioning went on within him, he talked flippantly to Conrad, enraging the cross-grained doorkeeper to the point of homicidal mania.
He showed deep respect towards Conrad as he spoke to him.
mnli hypothesis: He showed deep respect towards Conrad as he spoke to him. premise: And all the while that this agonized questioning went on within him, he talked flippantly to Conrad, enraging the cross-grained doorkeeper to the point of homicidal mania.