They were under great perplexity about my shoes and stockings, which they felt very often, neighing to each other, and using various gestures, not unlike those of a philosopher, when he would attempt to solve some new and difficult phenomenon.
Guztiz txundituta zeuden nire oinetako eta galtzerdiei buruz ere, sarri-sarri ukitzen zituztelarik, elkarri irrintzika eta zenbait keinu eginez, pixka bat filosofoaren antzera, fenomeno berri eta zail bat azaldu nahian ari denean bezala.