The mirth, which in the beginning of the evening had seemed to him false and trivial, was like a soothing air to him, passing gaily by his senses, hiding from other eyes the feverish agitation of his blood while through the circling of the dancers and amid the music and laughter her glance travelled to his corner, flattering, taunting, searching, exciting his heart.
Bozkarioa, arratsaldearen hasieran faltsua eta azalekoa iruditu zitzaiona, haize bafada aringarri bat bezala gertatzen zitzaion orain, zentzumenetatik barrenera sartuz, odol sukartuaren aztoramena besteren begietatik gordetzen ziola, dantzarien zirkulua igaro eta musika eta barreen artetik neska haren begirada zokondoraino iristen zenean, bere bihotza lausengatu, eztendu, miatu eta kilikatuz.