However, if Nozdrev resembled the headstrong, desperate lieutenant whom we have just pictured as advancing upon a fortress, at least the fortress itself in no way resembled the impregnable stronghold which I have described.
gorantz jasorik eutsi beharrean, beherantz makurturik eduki ohi zuen burua, lepoa ez zuen guztiz jiratzen eta, baldarkeria horren eraginez, gutxitan begiratzen zion solaskideari, eta, horren ordez, atean edo labetxoaren ertz batean jartzen zituen begiak beti.