He read till one o'clock as was his wont, only now and then rubbing his high forehead and jerking his head as if driving something away. At the usual hour he rose and prepared for bed.
Estuvo leyendo hasta la una de la noche, como acostumbraba, más de vez en cuando se pasaba la mano por su amplia frente y sacudía la cabeza como para apartar un pensamiento.