Herbert had been writing with his pencil in the cover of a book . He softly pushed the book over to me , as Provis stood smoking with his eyes on the fire , and I read in it : —
Герберт писал карандашом на обложке книги. Он мягко подтолкнул ко мне книгу, пока Провис курил, глядя в огонь, и я прочитал в ней: