All this time he had been feeling the stuff of my jacket, smoothing my hands, looking at my boots, and generally, in the intervals of his speech, showing a childish pleasure in the presence of a fellow creature.

这期间，他一直摸着我的上衣布料，抚着我的手，打量我的靴子；每逢说话的间隙，他总因身边有了一个同类，而流露出孩子般的快乐。