Langley seemed prepared for anything, even for an indeterminable number of universes interfused — physics stark mad in metaphysics.

兰利似乎对任何事情都做好了准备，即使对数量无法确定的宇在一起——物理学在形而上学变得疯狂起来。

But this vague conviction of indeterminable guilt, which was enough to keep up much head-shaking and biting innuendo even among substantial professional seniors, had for the general mind all the superior power of mystery over fact.

，这种对无法确定的罪恶感的模糊信念，足以让相当多的专业资深人士保持摇头和尖刻的影射，对于一般人来说，它具有比事实更神秘的所有优势。