But as he mentally rehearsed the meeting with his mother he clearly felt with the terror of a man who is beginning to lose his reason and who realizes it, that this old woman in the black little kerchief was only an artificial, mechanical puppet, of the kind that can say "pa-pa," "ma-ma," but somewhat better constructed.
Baina amaren bisita jaso zuenean, zoratzen hasia den eta horretaz konturatzen den gizonaren izuaz, argi eta garbi sentitu zuen buruan zapi beltza zeraman emakume zahar hura trebetasun handiz egindako panpina mekaniko bat besterik ez zela, "pa-pa" eta "ma-ma" esaten duten horien antzekoa baina askoz hobeto egina.