He curled himself up in his chair, with his thin knees drawn up to his hawk-like nose, and there he sat with his eyes closed and his black clay pipe thrusting out like the bill of some strange bird.
Se acurrucó en su sillón con sus flacas rodillas alzadas hasta la nariz de halcón, y allí se quedó, con los ojos cerrados y la pipa de arcilla negra sobresaliendo como el pico de algún pájaro raro.