and in return Chichikov averred (with an exceedingly affable bow and a most sincere handshake) that he was prepared not only to fulfil his friend's behest, but also to look upon the fulfilling of it as a sacred duty.
Txitxikovek, gizalege handiz buru-makurtua egin, eskua zintzoki tinkatu, eta erantzun zion oso gogo onez beteko zuela beraren nahia eta, gainera, eginbehar sakratutzat jotzen zuela.