He knew that when the time came, and he saw his opponent before him vainly trying to look indifferent, his speech would naturally be far more fluent and better than if he prepared it beforehand.
Sabía que, llegado el momento y viendo ante sí el rostro del adversario, que en vano trataba de aparentar una expresión indiferente, el discurso saldría por sí solo mejor que todo lo que pudiera preparar.