Question

Ich schwieg, immer erwartend, daß er irgend etwas mir verständliches sagen würde. Aber jetzt hatte er das Kinn in die Hand gestützt, den Finger auf den Mund gelegt – er dachte nach.

Accepted Answer

I waited, expecting he would say something I could at least comprehend; but his hand was now at his chin, his finger on his lip: he was thinking.

Front	Ich schwieg, immer erwartend, daß er irgend etwas mir verständliches sagen würde. Aber jetzt hatte er das Kinn in die Hand gestützt, den Finger auf den Mund gelegt – er dachte nach.
Back	I waited, expecting he would say something I could at least comprehend; but his hand was now at his chin, his finger on his lip: he was thinking.

Er Hand Den Finger I Ich Schwieg Immer