The man-servant who let me in appeared embarrassed, and said that my uncle was extremely busy and probably could not see me; he went in, however, to announce my arrival, and the same voice I had heard before said:
Eskaileratik emakume baten algara-ahotsa aditu nuen, eta txilina jo orduko, isiltasuna, eta ateak ixtearen hotsa. Ganbara-otseina etorri zen irekitzera, eta ni ikustean artegatu ere bai nik uste, osaba oso lanpetuta zegoela esan zidan, ezingo ninduela noski errezibitu, baina, badaezpada, hari gaztigua ematera zihoalarik, lehen aditua nuèn ahots berberak esan zuen: