I asked them if they would buy them, but they said that it was beyond their power to do so, and recommended us to sell by degrees, over a period of years indeed, for fear lest we should flood the market.
Galdegin nien ea erosiko lituzketen, baina horretarako adina diru ez zutela esan zidaten, eta urteetan zehar pixkanaka saltzea gomendatu zidaten, merkatuak porrot egin zezakeen beldurrez.