He received it on the palm of his hand, then applied it close to his eye to see what it was, and afterwards turned it several times with the point of a pin (which he took out of his sleeve,) but could make nothing of it.
Bere eskuzabalean hartu zuen, gero begira hurbildu zer zen ikusteko eta mahukatik atera zuen orratz baten puntaz zenbait buelta eman zizkion, baina ezin zuen ulertu zer zen.