And as he spoke, my uncle, half undressed, in rags, a perfect scarecrow, with his leathern belt around him, settling his spectacles upon his nose and looking learned and imposing, was himself again, the terrible German professor of mineralogy.
Y al expresarse de este modo; mi tío, medio desnudo, con la bolsa de cuero alrededor de la cintura, y afianzándose las gafas sobre la nariz, volvió o ser otra vez el terrible profesor de mineralogía.