But the prominent personage, gratified that the effect should have surpassed his expectations, and quite intoxicated with the thought that his word could even deprive a man of his senses, glanced sideways at his friend in order to see how he looked upon this, and perceived, not without satisfaction, that his friend was in a most uneasy frame of mind, and even beginning, on his part, to feel a trifle frightened.
Akakiy Akakievitch could not remember how he descended the stairs and got into the street.

He felt neither his hands nor feet.

Never in his life had he been so rated by any high official, let alone a strange one.
He went staggering on through the snow-storm, which was blowing in the streets, with his mouth wide open; the wind, in St.Petersburg fashion, darted upon him from all quarters, and down every cross-street.

In a twinkling it had blown a quinsy into his throat, and he reached home unable to utter a word.

His throat was swollen, and he lay down on his bed.