As soon as he realized the length of his strides, he forced himself to slow down, reminding himself that he wanted to do fashionably late for this unorthodox meeting that crazy Vierna had arranged.

• 但他很快意识到自己的步幅的长度，强迫自己慢下来。他提醒自己，赴那个疯子维尔娜的约会，得故作时髦的迟到一点。