But as he was about to put his signature on the Proclamation his own hand was numb and shaking because he had shaken a thousand hands that morning at a New Year's reception.
Dar pe când se pregătea să semneze Proclamaţia, mâna îi rămăsese amorţită şi-i tremura deoarece strânsese o mie de mâini în acea dimineaţă la o recepţie de Anul Nou.