He watched the crowds of people who had taken refuge on the foot-pavements of the covered ways, the umbrellas flitting past in the downpour, and the cabs that dashed with increased clatter and speed along the wellnigh deserted roads.
Jendeari so egiten zion; estalpeko kaleen espaloietan bilatzen zuten babesa, aterkiak bazihoazen zaparrada pean, zalgurdiak inoiz baino agudoago eta zaratatsuago igarotzen ziren, galtzada hutsaren erdian. Ostarte bat zabaldu zen. Argitasun gorri bat agertu zen sartaldean.