He seemed very much amused , and laughed as heartily as it was in his nature to laugh . After some scraping of his chin with his hand , he went on to say , with his eyes cast downward — still scraping , very slowly :
Казалось, он был очень удивлен и смеялся так от души, как это было в его природе. Почесав рукой подбородок, он продолжил, опустив глаза вниз, продолжая царапать, очень медленно: