He himself went to a forked birch on the other side and, leaning his gun against the fork of the lower branch, took off his coat, tightened his girdle, and tried whether he could move his arms freely.
Él se instaló en otro extremo del claro, junto a un álamo blanco igual al de Oblonsky; apoyó la escopeta en una rama seca baja, se quitó el caftán, se ajustó el cinturón y comprobó que podía mover los brazos libremente.