He wished to speak to him and comfort him, but recollecting that he had nothing over his shirt he changed his mind and again sat down in front of the little window to bathe in the cold air and to gaze at that beautifully-shaped silent cross, full of meaning for him, and at the ascending bright yellow star.
Voleva parlare con lui, consolarlo; ma, accortosi di aver indosso la sola camicia, cambiò idea, e sedette di fronte al finestrino per fare un bagno nell’aria fredda e guardare quella croce silenziosa, ma per lui piena di significato, dalla forma sorprendente, e la stella giallo-chiara che si levava.