The very resolution to which he had wrought himself by dint of logic and honorable pride was beginning to relax under her torpedo contact . He swallowed half his cup of coffee , and then rose to go .
Сама решимость, к которой он пришел благодаря логике и благородной гордости, начала ослабевать под ее торпедным контактом. Он проглотил половину чашки кофе и встал, чтобы уйти.