And on the following New Year's Day, instead of sending Dr. Cottard a ruby that cost three thousand francs, and pretending that it was a mere trifle, M. Verdurin bought an artificial stone for three hundred, and let it be understood that it was something almost impossible to match.
Eta hurrengo Urtats Egunean, Cottard doktoreari hiru mila liberako errubi bat bidali beharrean huskeria bat zela esanez, hirurehun liberatan erosi zuen M. Verdurinek harentzat imitaziozko harribitxi bat, hura baino ederragorik inon nekez aurki zitekeela iradokiz. Mme.