The cold, however, was severe; and by the time the second carriage was in motion, a few flakes of snow were finding their way down, and the sky had the appearance of being so overcharged as to want only a milder air to produce a very white world in a very short time.
А между тем холод завернул нешуточный; к тому времени, как тронулась вторая карета, в воздухе закружились редкие снежинки, а небо нахмурилось так грозно, что при малейшем потеплении обещало очень скоро выбелить всю окрестность.