Florent delighted in the great stretch of open sky in front of him, in that spreading expanse of the markets which amidst all the narrow city streets brought him a dim vision of some strip of sea coast, of the still grey waters of a bay scarce quivering from the roll of the distant billows. He used to lose himself in dreams as he stood there;
Atsegin hartzen zuen Rivoli kaleko etxeen gainetik parez pare zabaltzen zitzaion zeru puska handi harekin, merkatuaren mugagabetasun harekin, itsasertz baten ikuspegi lausoa ematen baitzioten Parisko kale itoen artean; badia bateko ur arbeltsu hilak ikusten zituen, itsaskiaren higidura urrunak ozta-ozta inarrosten zituenak.