Consequently, after a number of attempts, he had formed a sort of a plan, in which Ottilie encouraged him the more readily, because its first essential condition was the return of Edward, whose absence in this, as in many other matters, every day had to be felt more and more seriously.
Zenbait saioren ondoren, plan berezi bat asmatu zuen, zeinean Ottiliak lagundu behar izan zion, hainbat indar handiagoz, ezen benetan Eduarden itzuleran oinarritua baitzegoen, zeinaren absentzia horretan eta beste gauza askotan egunean-egunean kaltegarriago sentitzen baitzen.