" Fine ! Fine ! " he would reply , cheerfully . " Never better , " and he would explain in a general way how his affairs were being handled . He conveyed much of his own optimism to all those who knew him and were interested in his welfare , but of course there were many who were not .
"Отлично! Отлично!" он отвечал весело. «Лучше никогда», — и он в общих чертах объяснял, как ведутся его дела. Он выражал свой оптимизм всем, кто знал его и интересовался его благополучием, но, конечно, было немало тех, кто этого не делал.
