The old man had just finished his lunch , and certainly his empty dish bore evidence to the good appetite with which his housekeeper had credited him . He was , indeed , a weird figure as he turned his white mane and his glowing eyes towards us . The eternal cigarette smouldered in his mouth . He had been dressed and was seated in an armchair by the fire .
Старик только что закончил обед, и его пустая тарелка, несомненно, свидетельствовала о хорошем аппетите, которым его похвалила экономка. Он действительно представлял собой странную фигуру, когда повернул к нам свою белую гриву и светящиеся глаза. Во рту тлела вечная сигарета. Он был одет и сидел в кресле у огня.
