The disappearance of his yearning did not bring with it any long-awaited contentment, but left a void in the soul of young Törless. And in that nothingness, that incompleteness, he recognized that what he had lost was not merely longing but something positive, a spiritual strength, something that had blossomed and faded within him under the cover of pain.
Eta "ezerez" horretan, barneko "betegabe" horretan nabaritu zuen beraz jabetu eta gero desagertutako hura ez zela joran hutsa izan, zerbait positiboa baizik, arimako indar bat, berarengan saminaren aitzakiaz loratua.