For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too broad to get it all underneath. He spent the whole night there.
Baina logela hotz eta tetxo hain altuko hark, ahozpez jarrita hantxe egon beharko zuelarik, beldurtu egin zuen; baina ez zuen ulertzen zergatik beldurtu, bere logela baitzen joan deneko bost urtetan. Kolpean eta apur bat lotsaturik, sofaren azpian sartu zen;