the amount of his fortune was readily discoverable; but the old people, who were most inquisitive as to his concerns, never went beyond the limits of the Quarter, and lived in the lodging-house much as oysters cling to a rock.
Nahiz aise jakin ahal izanen zen Goriot egiatan fideogile izana zenetz, eta zenbaterainokoa zeukan fortuna, harekiko jakin-mina ernea zuten zahar-jendeak inoiz ez ziren auzotik jalgitzen eta ostrak arrokan irudi bizi ziren pentsioan.