That is to say, while adjusting his braces and tying his tie, he shuffled his feet in what was not exactly a dance, but might be called the entr'acte of a dance:
Gaitziturik eta ondoezik sentitzen hasi zen Txitxikov, ezustean bere bota garbi-garbiak istil kiratsu, lohitsu batean sartu balitu bezala hain zuzen ere;