I had put my candle , designedly , a short way off , and then , as he held out his friendly old hand to me , had sat down on the edge of his bed . " What is it , " I asked , " that you think of ? "
Я намеренно поставил свечу неподалеку, а затем, когда он протянул мне свою дружелюбную старую руку, сел на край его кровати. «О чем вы думаете?» — спросил я.