And thereafter the terrible word was repeated with increasing frequency; its sharpness wore off, and it became as familiar to her ear as scores of other words unintelligible to her.
Harrezkero hitz beldurgarri hori gero eta sarriago errepikatzen hasi zen, haren laztasun guztia ezabatu eta azkenean amaren belarriek beste hamaika hitz ulertezin bezain ohikotzat hartu zuten.