At the table covered with a cloth at which Katavasov and Metrov took their seats six men were sitting, and one of them, with his head bent close over a manuscript, was reading something.
Intorno a una tavola coperta d’un panno, a cui sedettero Katavasov e Metrov, sedevano sei persone, e una di loro, curva su di un manoscritto, leggeva qualcosa.