The swing of his nature took him from extreme languor to devouring energy; and, as I knew well, he was never so truly formidable as when, for days on end, he had been lounging in his armchair amid his improvisations and his black- letter editions.
Gungan av sin natur tog honom från extrem utmattning to slukar energi, och, som jag kände väl, han var aldrig så riktigt formidabel som när, flera dagar hade han varit slappa i sin fåtölj mitt i hans improvisationer och hans svarta bokstäver upplagor.QED QED