He looked at the well-fed horse, lathered between its legs and on its neck where the reins chafed it – looked at Ivan the coachman sitting beside him, and remembered that he had been expecting his brother, that his wife was probably disturbed at his long absence, and he tried to guess who the visitor that had come with his brother might be.
Miraba a su caballo, al que sujetaba por las riendas, cubiertos de espuma las patas y el cuello; miraba al cochero Iván, sentado a su lado; recordaba que le esperaba su hermano; pensaba que su mujer estaría inquieta por su larga ausencia y procuraba adivinar quién era aquel señor que había llegado con su hermano.