Behind them jerkingly trailed a long beam, or a pile of boards clattering loudly. And by their side Nikolay trudged along, holding the slackened reins in his hand, ragged, dirty, with heavy boots, his hat thrust back, uncouth as a stump just turned up from the ground.
Haien atzetik herrestan, dardarka, enbor heze luzea zetorren, edo egur zati piloa, muturrak ozenki elkar joka; eta aldamenean, uhalak lasaiturik, oinez zebilen Nikolai, zarpail, zikin, bota luze astunekin, txanoa garondoaren parean, baldar, lurretik errotik ateratako tantaia bailitzan.