But when one of the pensioners seized his hands in order to twine them round his neck, and, stooping, upraised the old man on his shoulders, when Joulaï took the rods and lifted his hands to strike, then the Bashkir gave a long, deep moan, and, throwing back his head, opened his mouth, wherein, instead of a tongue, was moving a short stump.
Elbarrietako batek presoaren besoei heldu, bere lepoaren inguruan uztartu, eta sorbalden gainean jaso zuen zaharra. Julaik zigorra hartu eta airean eragin zion. Orduan, bashkira, auhenka hasi zen ahots ahul eta arrankariz, eta, buruari ezker-eskuin eragiten ziola, zabal-zabal ireki zuen ahoa, zeinean mihiaren ordez haragi-puska laburra higitzen baitzen.