That is to say, after a brief post-grandial nap he called for soap and water, and spent a considerable period in the task of scrubbing his cheeks (which, for the purpose, he supported from within with his tongue) and then of drying his full, round face, from the ears downwards, with a towel which he took from the waiter's shoulder.
hurrena, ostatuko morroiaren besaburutik eskuoihala hartu, eta alderik alde xukatu zuen bere aurpegi guria, belarrien atzetik hasirik eta morroiaren aurpegira bertara bi hats-bafada bota ondoren.