Reiting and Beineberg, who believed that Törless had fled for fear that he might be implicated, now felt obliged to shift all suspicion away from him, and spoke up violently on his behalf.
Reiting eta Beineberg, Törlessek mehatxuen beldurrez ihesari eman ziola sinetsirik, behartuta sentitu ziren susmo guztiak harengandik uxatzera, eta gogotik defendatu zuten.