he heard Alice's words, he saw her gestures (she squeezed his hand), and it occurred to him that these were signs devoid of significance, currency without backing, weights made of paper, and that he could not grant them value any more than God could the prayer of the naked directress;
Aliziaren hitzak entzuten zituen, haren keinuak ikusten (eskua estutzen zion), eta esangurarik gabeko seinaleak, koberturarik gabeko txanponak, paperezko pisuak zirela bururatu zitzaion, hitz eta keinuoi ezin ziela eman Jainkoak zuzendari biluziaren otoitzari hainbesteko balioa;