Kampir yetmishlarga borgan, cho‘pday ozg‘in, iyagi ertaklardagi yalmog‘iz kampirning iyagiday oldga turtib chiqqan, lablari hayotning sho‘rish azoblarini tatib ko‘raverganidan tirishib-burishib qolganday so‘lg‘in va quruq, burni so‘ppaygan, kirtaygan ko‘zlari chuqur botgan – ma’yus boqar, ammo jahli chiqqanida nafaqat ko‘zlari xunukdan xunuk chaqchayar, balki butun yuzida qo‘rqinchli ifoda paydo bo‘lardi, qoqsuyak gavdasi esa xiyol egik, lekin juda serharakat, chaqqon, kiyimlari esa hamisha toza va ohorli edi.

At that moment Count Rostopchin with his protruding chin and alert eyes, wearing the uniform of a general with sash over his shoulder, entered the room, stepping briskly to the front of the crowd of gentry.