I might have asked if Marguerite was at home, but he might have said "No," and I preferred to remain in doubt two minutes longer, for, as long as I doubted, there was still hope.
Margarita etxean zen galde niezaiokeen, baina ezezkoa erantzutea bazeukan eta nik beste bi minututan zalantza edukitzea nahiago nuen, zalantzak irauten zuen bitartean esperantza baneukalako.