The letter went on for another two and a half pages, talking about the thesis, which was now "getting near the winning post", saying that Venice in winter "just made one cry", and ending up surprisingly with a verse translation of a poem by Emily Dickinson.
Gutunak aurrera jarraitzen zuen beste bi orri eta erdiz, esanez tesia "azken txanpan, bukatzeko bidean" zeukala, Veneziak neguan "negargura" ematen zuela, eta, ustekabean, Emily Dickinsonen poesia baten itzulpenarekin bukatuz.