His father was standing before the dressing-table, examining his hair and face and moustache with great care, craning his neck across the water-jug and drawing it back sideways to see the better.
Aita apain-mahaiaren aurrean zegoen zutik, bere ile, aurpegi eta biboteari arreta handiz begira, lepoa ur-pitxerraren gainetik luzatuz eta hobeto ikusteko albora jirata atzeratuz.