He was bareheaded, his arms folded across his chest, and it was in this posture that in a hoarse voice, speaking like some one who obliges himself to speak, he gave the following recital, which his auditors did not once interrupt:--
Hajadonfőtt állt, mellén keresztbe font karral, görnyedt testtartással, s olyan tompa, fénytelen hangon beszélt, mint akinek nagy erőfeszítésébe kerül a vallomás; hallgatói egyszer sem szakították félbe.