"I must explain to you, Signora," he said to the Contessa with a laugh, "that at Parma I am bored to death, and I ought to be allowed to drink my fill of pleasure when the cup comes my way.
-Aitortu beharra daukat, andrea-esan zion barrez kondeak kondesari-, asper-asper eginda bizi naizela Parman; horrenbestez, zilegi izan bekit atseginez horditzea, horretarako egokiera bidean aurkitzen dudanean.