Their stupefaction was great when I read them the agreement I had myself drawn up, in which I not only refused to lower the rents but also withdrew from the farms certain portions of land, which I said they were making no use of.
Harri eta zur gelditu ziren, neronek aurrez idatzitako "aginduak" irakurri nizkienean, zeinetan errenta bere horretan mantentzeaz gain, ezertarako erabiltzen ez zituzten lur sail batzuek kentzen bainizkien.