His mind fumbled, for a moment, in the darkness, he took off his spectacles, wiped the glasses, passed his hands over his eyes, but saw no light until he found himself face to face with a wholly different idea, the realisation that he must endeavour, in the coming month, to send Odette six or seven thousand-franc notes instead of five, simply as a surprise for her and to give her pleasure.
Swannen oldozmenak itsu-mustuan haztatu zuen lipar batez iluntasuna, betaurrekoak kendu zituen, berauen beirak xukatu, eskuaz begiak igurtzi, eta ez zuen ostera argirik ikusi harik eta ideia guztiz bestelako bati aurre egin ziòn arte, hots, hurrengo hilabetean, bost beharrean, hobe lukeela sei edo zazpi mila libera bidaltzea Odetteri, horrek berebiziko ezusteko pozgarria emango bailioke.