I hadn't begged for the half-sovereign, and I had barely had it in my hand, but gave it away at once-paid it away to utterly strange people whom I would never see again. That was the sort of man I was;
Nik ez nuen hamar koroako hura eskatu, eta ia-ia ez nuen atzamarren artean eduki, segituan eman baizik, inoiz berriro ikusiko ez nuen jende erabat arrotzari eman ere.