He was so drunk that he could not get up the stairs, but on seeing Oblonsky he ordered the men to put him on his feet and, clinging to Stephen, he went with him to his room, began relating how he had spent the evening, and fell asleep there.
Era così ubriaco da non poter salire le scale; ma, nel vedere Stepan Arkad’ic, ordinò che lo mettessero in piedi e, avvinghiatosi a lui, andò in camera sua e là cominciò a raccontargli come aveva passato la serata, e proprio lì si addormentò.