She asked if we were calm enough for her to take off the cuffs , and McMurphy nodded . He had slumped over with his head hung and his elbows between his knees and looked completely exhausted -- it had n't occurred to me that it was just as hard for him to stand straight as it was for me .
Она спросила, достаточно ли мы спокойны, чтобы она сняла наручники, и Макмерфи кивнул. Он сгорбился, опустив голову и зажав локти между коленями, и выглядел совершенно изможденным — мне и в голову не приходило, что ему так же трудно стоять прямо, как и мне.
