The old man made a gesture with his hand towards the bookshelves as though he were inviting Stalin, Lenin and Marx-yes, and there was Engels too-to welcome the novelists whom he would pick for them.
Gizon zaharrak imintzio bat egin zuen eskuaz, apalak seinalatzeko, Stalin, Lenin eta Marxi-Engels ere han zegoen-gonbidapena egingo balie bezala Castlek hautatuko zituen idazleei ongi etorria emateko.