He wiped his face all round with his handkerchief, and smoothing his coat, which was already quite in order, smilingly greeted the new arrivals. He held out his hand to Oblonsky as if he were trying to catch something.
Si asciugò tutto il viso in giro col fazzoletto e, allacciatosi il soprabito, che anche senza di questo chiudeva bene, salutò con un sorriso quelli che erano entrati, tendendo la mano a Stepan Arkad’ic come se volesse afferrare qualcosa.