In his younger years he had been-or he had tried to be-of the opinion that it would be a good deal "jollier" not to marry, and he had flattered himself that his single condition was something of a citadel.
Iritzi izan zion gazte-denboran-edo saiatu izan zen irizten-ez ezkontzea askoz "atseginagoa" zatekeela, eta uste ere izan zuen beraren ezkongai egoera gaztelu baten antzekoa zela.