the Duke of Y., who in Madrid is supposed to be ruining himself in Paris, and in Paris to be ruining himself in Madrid, and who, as a matter of fact, never even reaches the limit of his income, talked with Mme. M., one of our wittiest story-tellers, who from time to time writes what she says and signs what she writes, while at the same time he exchanged confidential glances with Mme.
Madrilen Y...ko dukeak (zeinaz Parisen porrot egin duela eta Parisen Madrilen behea jo duela uste duten, azken finean bere errentak ere gastatzen ez dituelarik), M... anderearekin (noizbehinka esaten duena idatzi eta idazten duena sinatzen duen gure narratzaile izpiritualenetako batekin) hizketan ari zela N... andereari (ia beti arrosaz edo urdinez jantzita Tony-k hamar mila liberatan saldutako...