'Won't you take a seat?' He pointed to a chair beside a writing-table covered with papers, and himself took the principal seat, rubbing his little hands with their short fingers covered with white hair and bending his head to one side.
— Non vi dispiace? — e indicò la poltrona presso la scrivania carica di carte, mentre egli stesso sedeva al posto presidenziale, fregandosi le piccole mani dalle dita corte, coperte di peli bianchi, e piegando la testa da un lato.