Sviyazhsky sat sideways, leaning his elbow on the table and turning his cup round with one hand, while with the other he gathered his beard together, lifted it to his nose as if smelling it, and let it go again.
Sviajsky, acomodado de lado a la mesa, sostenía la taza con la mano y apoyaba el codo sobre la madera. Con la otra mano empujaba su barba, subiéndola hasta la nariz como para olerla y dejándola luego caer.