The guard still had the smile on his face with which he accompanied and as it were accentuated his tale , when footsteps and a jingling of spurs were heard ascending the stair-case .
На лице охранника еще сохранялась улыбка, с которой он сопровождал и как бы подчеркивал свой рассказ, когда послышались шаги и звон шпор, поднимающихся по лестнице.
