Ja noch mehr: er wußte nicht einmal, was er sagen, wie er den Sterbenden ansehen, wie er im Zimmer gehen sollte.
More than that, he did not know what to say, how to look, or how to step. To talk of indifferent things seemed an affront, and he could not do it; to talk of death and dismal things was likewise impossible, and it was equally impossible to keep silent.