So after describing how the discovery of a dead rat had caused the cashier at the hotel to make a mistake in his bill, Tarrou added, in writing that was less clear than usual:
Hala, hildako arratoi bat aurkitzeak hoteleko kaxaria bere kontutan akats bat egitera bultzatu zuela kontatu ondoren, Tarrouk erantsi zuen, ohikoa zuen baino idazkera zakarragoz: