The Postmaster clapped his hand to his forehead, and publicly called himself a fool, though, later, he tried to excuse his mistake by saying that in England the science of mechanics had reached such a pitch that wooden legs were manufactured which would enable the wearer, on touching a spring, to vanish instantaneously from sight.
Horrenbestez, ez zen harritzekoa funtzionarioek, nahi gabe, horrelako gogoetak erabiltzea buruan; nolanahi ere, laster seneratu ziren, konturaturik gehiegi lasaitu zituztela irudimenaren hedeak eta errealitatea bestelakoa zela. Pentsatu eta pentsatu, eztabaidatu eta eztabaidatu, eta azkenean erabaki zuten ez legokeela txarto Nozdriovi beste galdeketa bat egitea, aurrekoa baino ganorazkoagoa.