To all such questions he returned the same answer-namely, that the old lady was an influential foreigner, a Russian, a Countess, and a grande dame, and that she had taken the suite which, during the previous week, had been tenanted by the Grande Duchesse de N.
Hauetako anitz kontuak jakitera joan ziren beheko zerbitzu-buruagana, hau, bere aldetik, erabat harrituta zegoelarik. Honek, noski, galdetzaile guztiei erantzuten zien atzerritar prestu bat zela hura, une russe, une comtesse, grande dame, eta astebete lehenago la grande duchesse de N.-k edukitako gela bera hartu zuela.