Rain was not yet falling, so Michael raised the leathern curtains which protected the interior of the tarantass and looked out, watching the sides of the road, peopled with fantastic shadows, caused by the wavering light of the lanterns.
Mikel Strogoff tarantasaren barren aldea babesten zuten larruzko errezelak goratu eta kanpora begira-begira zihoan. Bide bazterrak aztertzen zituen batez ere, kriseilu koloken argi-ilunetan alegiazko izakiz beteak.