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.
Kerek mozdulatot téve, letörülte kendőjével az arczát s begombolván a kabátját, mely már amúgy is jól állott rajta, mosolylyal üdvözölte a belépőket s kezet nyújtott Arkágyevics Sztepánnak, olyanformán, mintha el akart volna venni tőle valamit.