He himself went to a forked birch on the other side and, leaning his gun against the fork of the lower branch, took off his coat, tightened his girdle, and tried whether he could move his arms freely.
Сам он вернулся на другой край к двойняшке-березе и, прислонив ружье к развилине сухого нижнего сучка, снял кафтан, перепоясался и попробовал свободы движений рук.