Boys ran in and out with telegrams. Maxwell pushed his chair against the wall. He ran energetically from ticker tape to telephone, jumping like a dancer.

• 取送电报的人进进出出。马克斯韦尔把椅子推到墙边，在打字机和电话之间劲头十足地来回跑动，就像一个舞蹈演员一样不知疲倦。