The Serjeant was writing when his clients entered; he bowed abstractedly when Mr. Pickwick was introduced by his solicitor; and then, motioning them to a seat, put his pen carefully in the inkstand, nursed his left leg, and waited to be spoken to.
Snubbin úr éppen írt, amikor védencei beléptek; szórakozottan biccentett egyet, amikor a kis ügyvéd bemutatta neki Pickwick urat; aztán megkínálta őket székkel, tollát gondosan a kalamárisba dugta, ölébe vette a bal lábát, és várta, hogy megszólaljanak.