That night, on the contrary, every time Marcovaldo woke from his restless sleep and pricked up his ears, the tic-toc-tuc seemed cheery music to him:
Gau hartan, ordea, tok-tok-tok hura doinutxo alaia iruditzen zitzaion Marcovaldori, bere lo urduriaren erdian esnatu eta belarria luzatzen zuen bakoitzean: