The best of all, however, was that my schoolfriend, Gustav, turned up close beside me. I had lost sight of him for dozens of years, the wildest, strongest, most eager and venturesome of the friends of my childhood.
Politena ordea izan zen, bat-batean nire eskolakide Gustav azaldu zitzaidala ondoan, urte luzeetan batere ikusi gabe neukana, garai batean halere, nire lehen haurtzaroko adiskideen artean basatiena, indartsuena eta bizizaleena izan ohi zena.