Mlle. Vinteuil greeted her without rising, clasping her hands behind her head, and drew her body to one side of the sofa, as though to 'make room.' But no sooner had she done this than she appeared to feel that she was perhaps suggesting a particular position to her friend, with an emphasis which might well be regarded as importunate.
Vinteuil andereñoak jaiki gabe egin zion abegi, esku biak buru atzean toles, eta sofaren harantzagoko aldera lerratu zen, lagunari esertzeko tokia uztearren.