And banishing all doubts he would go to the law courts, enter into conversation with his colleagues, and sit carelessly as was his wont, scanning the crowd with a thoughtful look and leaning both his emaciated arms on the arms of his oak chair; bending over as usual to a colleague and drawing his papers nearer he would interchange whispers with him, and then suddenly raising his eyes and sitting erect would pronounce certain words and open the proceedings.
Eta Epaitegira joaten zen, bere baitatik zalantza guztiak uxatuz, lagunekin hitz egiten zuen eta, bere ohitura zaharraren arabera, eseri egiten zen begirada galduaz jendeari barreiatuki begira eta esku argalduak haritzezko besaulkian bermatuz, eta ohi bezala, makurtzen zen lagun batengana, hartzen zuen zehaztapidetza, aritzen zen txutxuputxuka eta gero, supituki begirada jaso eta zuzen jarriz, hitz ezagunak ebaki eta hasiera ematen zion auziari.