after which, not perceiving the object of his search, nor succeeding in recalling what that object had been, he would as suddenly relapse into oblivion, and continue so until the reappearance of Blanche-merry, wanton, half-dressed, and laughing her strident laugh as she approached to pet him, and even to kiss him (though the latter reward he seldom received).
jeneralagana agudo hurbildu eta zirika hasten zitzaion, baita muxuka ere, nahiz hori sari bakana izan. Behin batean jenerala hainbeste poztu zen hura ikusita, non negarrari eman baitzion. Gogotik harritu nintzen.