The old general, though he liked to show command over himself, took it with a somewhat trembling hand, and began to read as hastily as if it were a question of his whole house.
A vén hadvezér szerette kimu­tatni, hogy uralkodik magán, a levelet mégis kissé remegő kézzel vette át, s olyan mohón olvasta, mintha mindnyájuk sorsa függött volna tőle.