Obediently I shut my eyes, leaned my head against the wall and heard the roar of a hundred mingled noises surge around me and smiled at the idea of sleep in such a place. I made up my mind to go to the door of the dance hall and from there catch a glimpse of my beautiful girl as she danced. I made a movement to go, then felt at last how unutterably tired out I was from my hours of wandering and remained seated;
Agindua betez, begiak itxi nituen, burua hormaren kontra jarri, milaka zarata gotor entzun nituen inguruan, leku honetan lo egin behar nuela pentsatuz irribarre egin nuen, salako atera joango nintzela erabaki nuen eta dantza lekura begiratu bat egingo-nire neska liraina dantzan ikusi behar nuen, noski-aulkiaren azpian oinak mugitu nituen, eta orduan konturatu nintzen ordu luzez batetik bestera ibiliagatik zein nekaturik nengoen, eta bertan eserita geratu nintzen.