I wondered if the fact that he was not drinking helped to set him off from his guests, for it seemed to me that he grew more correct as the fraternal hilarity increased.
Bere gonbidatuek ez bezala, edaten ez aritzeak haiengandik bereizten ote zuen pentsatzen aritu nintzen, zeren adiskidetasunezko algarak goratu ahala bera gizabidetsuago ageri baitzen.