"Wouldn't you like to be our guide?" said Martin, but I didn't continue the customary ritual of witticisms, because I have a more precise sense of psychological judgment than Martin; and I felt that frivolous joking would be more inclined to harm us in this case and that our best weapon was absolute seriousness.
-Ez duzu gure gidatzailea izan nahi? -esan zuen Martinek, baina nik ez nion ohizko txiste-erritualari ekin, zeren, Martin baino instinto psikologiko zehatzagokoa naizenez, ohartu bainintzen txantxetan hasteak kalte egingo zigula kasu horretan, eta zeharoko zintzotasuna zela gure arma bakarra.