here and there shrubs peeped forth from under the snow; but not a single withered leaf stirred, and amid that dead sleep of nature it was cheering to hear the snorting of the three tired post-horses and the irregular tinkling of the Russian bell. [4]
han nonbait zuhamuxkak antzematen ziren elur azpian, baina orbel bat ere ez zen mugitzen, eta alaigarria zen naturaren lo ilaunaren erdian postako troika nekatuaren bafadak eta errusiar kanpaitxoaren dilin-hots etena entzutea.