Heedless of wet or dry as it lay in his path, with arms swinging to and fro, and with his head bent forward of his body several inches, Harvey Birch approached the piazza, with a gait peculiarly his own.
Mit sem törődve azzal, hogy az út száraz-e vagy nedves, karjait ide-oda himbálva, s fejét jó néhány hüvelykkel a teste elé lógatva közeledett a tornác felé, sajátos járásával.