As for the Princess, she was in fits of laughter, both because Swann's wit was highly appreciated by her set, and because she could never hear a compliment addressed to herself without finding it exquisitely subtle and irresistibly amusing. "Indeed!
Printzesak, berriz, barre-zantzoka ekin zion, Swannen gogo-aldartea oso estimazio handikoa baitzuten Guermantestarren artean, eta, halaber, ezin izaten zuelako berari zuzenduriko konplimendu bat entzun, halakoaren baitan txinpartarik finenak eta zirtorik erakargarriena kausitu gabe.