Он хотел воротить ее к первым словам, которые она сказала о своем детстве; но, как бы против воли своей, помолчав несколько времени, сделал замечание на ее последние слова.
He wanted to bring her back to the first words she had uttered about her childhood; but after a pause of some length, as though against his own will, he made an observation in response to her last words.