Goriot was an elderly libertine, whose eyes had only been preserved by the skill of the physician from the malign influence of the remedies necessitated by the state of his health.
Goriot zaharra zen agure lizunkoi bat zeinaren begiak mediku baten abileziak baizik ez baitzituen begiratua haren gaitzek behar zituzten erremedioen eragin galgarritik.