And the joy with which I first bound myself apprentice, when Françoise returned to tell me that my letter would be delivered; Swann, too, had known well that false joy which a friend can give us, or some relative of the woman we love, when on his arrival at the house or theatre where she is to be found, for some ball or party or 'first-night' at which he is to meet her, he sees us wandering outside, desperately awaiting some opportunity of communicating with her.
Eta neure lehen ikaskuntza hura egiterakoan sentitu nuèn bozkarioa, nire eskutitzari bide emango ziola esanez Françoise etorri zitzaidanekoa, Swannek ere ongi ezaguna zuen, poz iruzurti hori alegia, maite dugun emakumearen lagun edo ahaideren batek ematen diguna, edozein dantzaldi, estreinaldi edo emankizunen kariaz berarekin egotekoa dela-eta bera dagoen antzoki edo hotelera iritsi eta, orduan, lagun horrek gu han kanpoan hara-eta-honaka ikusten gaituenean, berari hitz erditxo bat esateko aukeraren baten esperoan desesperatuki.