Erst als er schon in der Tür war, wendete er den Kopf, nicht vollständig, denn er fühlte den Hals steif werden, immerhin sah er noch, daß sich hinter ihm nichts verändert hatte, nur die Schwester war aufgestanden.
He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had changed, only his sister had stood up.