Then he betook himself to his seat, rested his elbows on his desk and his jaws in his hands, and stared at the wall with the stony stare of suffering that has reached the limit and can no further go.
Després es transporta al seu seient, reposa el colze damunt el pupitre i les barres dins les seves mans, i contempla la paret amb l'esguard de pedra d'aquell sofriment que ha arribat al límit i no pot passar més enlla.