'Queer chap!' said Oblonsky to his wife, and after glancing at his watch waved his hand in front of his face as a sign of endearment to his wife and children, and walked jauntily away along the pavement.
-- Чудак! -- сказал Степан Аркадьич жене и, взглянув на часы, сделал пред лицом движение рукой, означающее ласку жене и детям, и молодецки пошел по тротуару.