He immediately sat down at his desk, rummaged around for a moment in the papers scattered around the place (it later occurred to Törless that he had immediately sought refuge in them), cleaned his pince-nez with his handkerchief, laid one leg over the other and looked expectantly at Törless.
Idazmahai ondoan eseri zen berehala, pilatutako paperak apur bat irauli (Törlessi gero irudituko zitzaion hor aurkitzen zuela babeslekua), betaurrekoak sudur-zapiaz garbitu, zango bat bestearen gainean antxumatu eta Törlessi begiratu zion, itxaroten.