In my haste and natural expectancy of instant compliance, I sat with my head bent over the original on my desk, and my right hand sideways, and somewhat nervously extended with the copy, so that immediately upon emerging from his retreat, Bartleby might snatch it and proceed to business without the least delay.
Presaren presaz, eta berbertantxe kontu egingo zidatelako uste osoan, hantxe geratu nintzen, mahai gainean neukan jatorrizko dokumentuaren aldera makurturik burua, eta eskuin eskua, berriz, atezuan alborantz luzaturik kopiari eutsiz, halako moldez non, bere gordelekutik irten bezain pronto, Bartlebyk eskutik rau kendu eta berbertatixe ekin ahal izan ziezaion lanari.