Die Mutter lag, die Beine ausgestreckt und aneinandergedrückt, in ihrem Sessel, die Augen fielen ihr vor Ermattung fast zu; der Vater und die Schwester saßen nebeneinander, die Schwester hatte ihre Hand um des Vaters Hals gelegt.
His mother lay in her chair with her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father with her arms around his neck.