These factors, he alleged, and the revolting spectacles offered by our streets, hideous publicity posters, religious ministers of all denominations, mutilated soldiers and sailors, exposed scorbutic cardrivers, the suspended carcases of dead animals, paranoic bachelors and unfructified duennas-these, he said, were accountable for any and every fallingoff in the calibre of the race.
Eragille oyek, argudiatu zuan, eta gure kaleak duten itxura goraeragingarriak, iragarki-irudi goragale-eragileak, erlijio guztietako izlariak, gudari eta itsas gudari beso-zango-galduak, zalgurdi-eramalle ortz-galduak, ildako abereen ezurtza zintzilikatuak, mutiltzar paranoiko eta aya aurgabeak: auek zuten argitzen, esan zuan, endaren gainberaren zenbaterañokoa.