But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock himself out now at any price;
Orduan, alabaina, modu hartan aurrera jotzeko beldurra sartu zitzaion, izan ere gorputzari era hartan erortzen uzten bazion, zalantzarik gabe min hartuko zuen buruan; eta sekula baino premiazkoago zuen Gregoriok konortea ez galtzea.