His extraordinary absences became notorious, and, when he used to reappear again in society, men would whisper to each other in corners, or pass him with a sneer, or look at him with cold searching eyes, as though they were determined to discover his secret.
Urrunaldi berezi haiek nabarmen bihurtu ziren, eta atzera bere burua society-an berriro azaltzen zuenean, gizonezkoak han arituko ziren bazterretan bata besteari marmarean, edota mesprezu irri bat eginez gurutzatuko ziren berarekin, edo begi arakatzaileez begiratuko zioten, bere sekeretua ezagutzeko ahaleginetan ariko balira bezala.