Ich schwieg, immer erwartend, daß er irgend etwas mir verständliches sagen würde. Aber jetzt hatte er das Kinn in die Hand gestützt, den Finger auf den Mund gelegt – er dachte nach.
I waited, expecting he would say something I could at least comprehend; but his hand was now at his chin, his finger on his lip: he was thinking.