He went, both to enjoy a fortnight's rest, and – in that holy of holies of the people, the very heart of the country – to enjoy the sight of that uplift of the national spirit, of which he and all the town-dwellers were fully convinced.
Pensaba descansar un par de semanas en el mismo corazón del pueblo, en una alejada campiña, para gozar del espectáculo de aquel despertar del alma popular que él y todos los habitantes de las ciudades estaban persuadidos de que existía.