It was five o'clock in the afternoon of the bright autumnal Sunday, before a candle was sent down to try the air, while three or four rough faces stood crowded close together, attentively watching it:
Arratsaldeko bostak ziren larrazkeneko igande argitsu hartan, kandela behera eraman zutenerako airea aztertzeko, hiruzpalau aurpegi zarpailek estu-estu elkarrengana pilatu eta arretaz zaintzen zuten bitartean: