Rodolphe, who had only sent his card, first stammered some apologies, then grew bolder, and even pushed his assurance (it was in the month of August and very hot) to the length of inviting him to have a bottle of beer at the public-house.
Rodolphek, bere txartela bidali bakarrik egin baitzuen, lehenik zenbait desenkusa zezelkatu zuen, gero ozartu egin zen eta bere ausartzia eraman ere (oso bero egiten zuen, abuztua zen) tabernan zerbeza botila bat hartzera konbidatzeraino eraman zuen.