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.
Annyira be volt csípve, hogy képtelen volt felmenni a lépcsőn; de mikor Arkágyevics Sztepánt megpillantotta, talpra állíttatta magát s belekapaszkodván, bement vele a szobába s ott kezdte mesélni neki, hogy' töltötte az estét, de csakhamar elaludt.