He knew that she would be frightened, and that she would reply, and he hoped that, when the fear of losing him clutched at her heart, it would force from her words such as he had never yet heard her utter:
Bazekien Odette ikaratu egingo zela, erantzungo ziola, eta espero ere bai ezen, bera galtzeko beldurrak haren arimari pairaraziko ziòn durduzamenduaren eraginez, artean berari inoiz esan gabeko hainbat hitz jalgiko zitzaizkiola;