He would make many melancholy reflections upon the precariousness of human life, and when all these humane sentiments had been once fairly expressed, he would pursue his business or his pleasure with the same ease and tranquility as if no such accident had happened.
それから人生のはかなさについて 憂鬱な考えに沈むだろう でも こんな人道的な感情も いったん表してしまえば まるで災害などなかったかのように 容易に自分の仕事や 娯楽の追求に戻っていくだろう