It was an ancient house-ancient in the sense of being eighty years old; it was built of wood, painted a clean, clear, faded gray, and adorned along the front, at intervals, with flat wooden pilasters, painted white.
Etxea zaharra zen-zaharra esatean, laurogei urte zituela esan nahi da-, egurrez egina eta kolore gris margul garbi batez pintatua, eta aurrealde guztian, tarteka-tarteka, zurezko zutabe zapalak zituen, zuriz pintatuak.