Clearly the General was almost out of his mind with joy, for he was talking all sorts of nonsense, and bubbling over with a long-drawn, nervous laugh-a laugh which twisted his face into innumerable wrinkles, and caused his eyes almost to disappear. Afterwards I learnt from Mlle.
Jenerala, pozez zoratzen nonbait, tar-tar ari zen txorakeriak esaten, algara luze urduriekin, hauek bere aurpegian ezin konta hainbat zimur ezarriz eta begiak haiexetan ezkutaraziz.