While approaching the box he had the ball in his right hand, but, thinking it was a mistake, he shifted it to his left hand just as he reached the box, and evidently placed it to the left.
Al acercarse a la mesa, tenía la bola en la mano derecha, pero temiendo que, en efecto, Esteban Arkadievich hubiera sufrido un error, delante mismo del cajón la cambió de mano.