On that day he wore a collar even higher than usual; and, tightly buttoned in his tunic, his figure was so stiff and motionless that the whole vital portion of his person seemed to have descended into his legs, which rose in a cadence of set steps with a single movement.
Binet az nap a szokottnál is magasabb gallért vett fel; és övvel összeszorított díszkabátjában oly mereven s oly mozdulatlanul tartotta a mellét, mintha minden élet leszállott volna a derekából a két lábába, a melyeket ütem szerint, hirtelen mozdulattal emelgetett, erősen jelezve a lépkedést.