Perhaps, if I don't look inside, I shall be lacking in delicacy towards Odette, since in this way alone I can rid myself of a suspicion which is, perhaps, a calumny on her, which must, in any case, cause her suffering, and which can never possibly be set at rest, once the letter is posted."
Beharbada, irakurri ezean, itsuskeria egingo niokek Odetteri, hauxe baita bide bakarra neure burutik berarentzat agian kalumnia hutsa besterik ez den susmo hau behin betiko ken dezadan, berari sufrimendua besterik ez dakarkiona, sufrimendu bat, gutuna hemen uzten badut, sekula ezerk suntsituko ez lukeena".