Maimie was extremely sorry for him, and lent him her handkerchief, but he didn't know in the least what to do with it, so she showed him, that is to say, she wiped her eyes, and then gave it back to him, saying, 'Now you do it,' but instead of wiping his own eyes he wiped hers, and she thought it best to pretend that this was what she had meant.
Maimiek pena handia sentitu zuen, eta musuzapia utzi zion, baina Peterrek ez zekien zer egin horrekin eta, ondorioz, Maimiek azaldu egin zion, hau da, bere begiak sikatu zituen, eta gero atzera eman zion zapia Peterri, esanez: "Orain egizu zeuk"; baina Peterrek, bere begiak sikatu beharrean, Maimierenak sikatu zituen, eta neskatoak pentsatu zuen hobe zela itxurak egitea, Peterrek pentsa zezan ondo ulertu zuela Maimiek azaldutakoa.