The board then proceeded to converse among themselves for a few minutes, but in so low a tone, that the words 'saving of expenditure, ' 'looked well in the accounts, ' 'have a printed report published, ' were alone audible.

然后，董事会成员之间开始交谈了几分钟，但语气如此之低，以至于“节省开支”、“在账目中看起来不错”、“已发布印刷报告”等词只听得见。