He reflected that the morning's mail must long since be in; and, too impatient to wait for its appearance with his breakfast-tray, he threw on a dressing-gown and went to the library.

他想，早上的邮件肯定早就到了；他迫不及待地等着它和他的早餐盘一起出现，就穿上睡袍去了图书馆。