When he saw that the rest were far behind he stopped to take breath, slowly rosined his bow, so that the strings should sound more shrilly, then set off again, by turns lowering and raising his neck, the better to mark time for himself.
Bere atzetik urrun zirela ohartzen zenean, hatsa hartzen geratzen zen, bere arranbela kolofanez luzaro ezkotzen zuen, hariek hobeto kirrinka zezatzen, eta gero berriro oinez abiatzen zen, arrabitaren giderra jaitsiz eta altxatuz txandaka, bere buruari neurria ongi markatzeko.