And so, too, if one of the 'faithful' had a friend, or one of the ladies a young man, who was liable, now and then, to make them miss an evening, the Verdurins, who were not in the least afraid of a woman's having a lover, provided that she had him in their company, loved him in their company and did not prefer him to their company, would say:
Era berean, baldin "leial" batek lagunen bat edo "ohiko" batek flirten bat bazuen, noizbait "desertatzera" bultza zezakeena, Verdurintarrek, ez baitziren ikaratzen emakume batek amoranteren bat izanez gero, betiere berenean izatekotan, berenean maitatzekotan, berak baino gehiago ez estimatzekotan, esan ohi zuten: