Leo Tolstoy. Divine and human (№ 321715)

As at the announcement of the death sentence Svetlogo could not understand the full meaning of what was declared to him, and now he could not embrace the whole value of the upcoming minute, and with surprise looked at the executioner, quickly, deftly and anxiously performing his awful deed. The face of the executioner was the most ordinary Russian working man, not evil, but focused, what happens to people who try to as accurately as possible to perform necessary and complex matter. <...> He moved to the gallows and, unwittingly, looking over the rows of soldiers and a motley crew of spectators, once again I thought: "why, Why are they doing it?" And he felt sorry for them and yourself, and tears came to his eyes.
And don't you feel sorry for me? he said, catching sight of the brisk gray eyes of the executioner.
The executioner stopped for a moment. His face suddenly became angry.
- Well, you! To talk! he muttered and bent down to the floor, where he lay his full coat and some canvas, and with a deft movement of both hands from behind embraced Svetlakova, threw on his head, a canvas bag and hurried Orderno half of it back and chest.