She went in shrivelled and shrunk by the frosty air, and, resting her hands on the heating-pan to warm them, remained in front of the counter buying nothing, but repeating in her shrill voice:
Urdaitegian sartzen zen, egun hotzetan, zimur-zimur egina, izozteak uzkurturik; alpakazko berogailuaren gainean jartzen zituen esku urdinduak, hatzak berotzeko, salmahaiaren aurrean zutik, deus erosi gabe, bere txilibitu ahotsez lelo bera errepikatzen zuela: