And so, she would have heard Swann out with the utmost tranquillity had she not noticed that it was growing late, and that if he went on speaking for any length of time she would "never" as she told him with a fond smile, obstinate but slightly abashed, "get there in time for the Overture."
Patxadarik ederrenean jarraitu ere jarraituko zukeen Swannen hitzaldia entzuten, ikusi ez balu ordua aurrera zihoala eta, deskuiduan berriketan gehixeago luzatuz gero, "azkenean", Swanni irribarre samur, temati eta herabetiz esan zion bezalaxe, "Obertura huts egingo" zuela!