The old man scarcely seemed to hear the witticisms at his expense that followed on the words; he had relapsed into the dreamy state of mind that these superficial observers took for senile torpor, due to his lack of intelligence.
Baina agureak ez zituen bere erantzunak erakartzen zizkion adar-jotzeak aditu. Erori eta pentsakor ageri zen berriz, hain zuzen ere azaletik behatzen ziotenek bere adimenduaren urriak sorrarazi halako zahar-sorgorduratzat hartzen zuten estatua bera.