Translation/Meaning of "with an expression which may almost have been called eager" — Japanese-English & English-Japanese Translation Dictionary

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with an expression which may almost have been called eager: 何やら今や遅しと待ち構えていた気配があるセイヤーズ著浅羽莢子訳『五匹の赤い鰊』(The Five Red Herrings ) p. 71