After he had drunk his cup of black coffee, he wiped his lips slowly with a napkin, motioned to his servant to wait, and going over to the table, sat down and wrote two letters.
Напившись черного кофе, он не спеша утер рот салфеткой, жестом остановил выходившего из комнаты лакея и, сев за письменный стол, написал два письма.