It was only when the deputy director hung up that he was shocked into awareness and said, in order to partially excuse his standing there for no reason, "I've just received a telephone call, there's somewhere I need to go, but they forgot to tell me what time."
beldurtu, eta honela esan zuen bere alferrikako egonaldi hura zertxobait desenkusatzeko: -Oraintxe hots egin didate norabait joateko esanez, baina ahaztu egin zaie esatea zer ordutan.