All he had done was begin to turn round so that he could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the floor.
Solamente había empezado a darse la vuelta para volver a su habitación y esto llamaba la atención, ya que, como consecuencia de su estado enfermizo, para dar tan difíciles vueltas, tenía que ayudarse con la cabeza, que levantaba una y otra vez y que golpeaba contra el suelo.