"Mademoiselle," said Orso to Miss Nevil, "my sister is anxious to give you a very odd present, but we Corsicans have not much to offer-except our affection-which time never wipes out.
-Nire arrebak-esan zuen orduan Orsok-opari berezi bat egin nahi dizu, andereño, baina guk, korsikarrok, eskaintzeko gauza handirik ez dugu... denborak ezabatzen ez duen gure adeitasuna izan ezik...