But I do say that, inasmuch as the soul is shown to be immortal, he may venture to think, not improperly or unworthily, that something of the kind is true. The venture is a glorious one, and he ought to comfort himself with words like these, which is the reason why I lengthen out the tale.
Baina gure arimen eta beren bizilekuen ingurukoak horiek edo antzekoak direla, arima hilezkorra dela argi agertzen denez, nire ustez, hori horrela dela sinetsiz arriskatzea komeni da eta merezi du-arrisku ederra baita-, eta norberak bere burua horrelakoetan xarmatu bezala egin behar du; horregatik, bada, nabil ni ere aspaldi kontaera luzatzen.