In his former position it had been pleasant to wear an undress uniform made by Scharmer, and to pass through the crowd of petitioners and officials who were timorously awaiting an audience with the governor, and who envied him as with free and easy gait he went straight into his chief's private room to have a cup of tea and a cigarette with him.
Lehengo postuan atsegina zitzaion ibilera librean Xarmer jantzigintzako uniformearekin, errezibituak izateko orduaren zain zeudenen eta buruzagiaren despatxuan sartzen eta berarekin tea hartu eta zigarro bat erretzeko esertzen ikustean inbidia zioten bisitarien aurretik pasatzea, baina zuzenean bere eskumenean zeuzkan pertsonak gutxi ziren.