"Well, well," said Castriconi, "that's no more than death, anyhow; and it's better than being killed in your bed by a fever, with your heirs snivelling more or less honestly all round you.
-Eta zer? -kontra egin zion Castriconik-. Beste edozein bezalakoxe heriotza da, eta ohean ondorengoen nolabaiteko negar artean hiltzen duen sukarra baino hobea.