Then he saw the whole of his brother's long bony, familiar figure, and it seemed that there could be no mistake, but he still hoped he was mistaken and that this tall man, who was taking off his overcoat and coughing, was not his brother Nicholas.
Esperaba haberse equivocado; vio luego una silueta alta y huesuda que le era familiar, y parecíale que no podía engañarse, pero continuaba confiando en que sufría un error y que aquel hombre alto que se quitaba el abrigo tosiendo no era su hermano Nicolás.