While listening to the officer 's report Konovnítsyn broke the seal and read the dispatch . Hardly had he done so before he lowered his legs in their woolen stockings to the earthen floor and began putting on his boots . Then he took off his nightcap , combed his hair over his temples , and donned his cap .
Слушая рапорт офицера, Коновницын сломал печать и прочитал депешу. Едва он это сделал, как спустил ноги в шерстяных чулках на земляной пол и стал надевать сапоги. Затем он снял ночной колпак, зачесал волосы на виски и надел фуражку.
