Drawing toward himself the portfolio of current affairs, with a scarcely perceptible smile of self-satisfaction, he took a pencil from the stand and became absorbed in reading some intricate papers he had sent for, relating to the impending complication.
Apartó a un lado la cartera que contenía los asuntos corrientes y, con una sonrisa de satisfacción apenas perceptible, sacó el lápiz y se sumió en la lectura de los documentos relativos a aquella complicación.