They had the air, in their self-contained
aloofness, of being a race apart. Yet they were
a kindly people.
A.J. Cronin. The Citadel. - Moscow,
Higher School Publishing House, 1966.
Они казались каким-то особенным
племенем людей, независимых
и невозмутимых.
Но это были добрые люди.
А.Д.Кронин. Цитадель.