And this delight in being a lover, in living by love alone, of the reality of which he was inclined to be doubtful, the price which, in the long run, he must pay for it, as a dilettante in immaterial sensations, enhanced its value in his eyes-as one sees people who are doubtful whether the sight of the sea and the sound of its waves are really enjoyable, become convinced that they are, as also of the rare quality and absolute detachment of their own taste, when they have agreed to pay several pounds a day for a room in an hotel, from which that sight and that sound may be enjoyed.
Zenbaitetan zalantza egiten bazuen ere Swannek berak bere amoros-irritsaz, amodioz ez bestez bizitzeaz, amodioaren errealitateaz, grina horrengatik ordaindu beharreko ordainsariak, ordea, gehitu egiten zion balioa bere sentsazio inmaterialekiko diletantismoari-hala nola gertatzen zaien itsasoaren ikuskizuna eta uhinen azantza benetan gutiziagarriak ote diren ebatzi ezinik dabiltzan hainbat jenderi, zeinak azkenean konbentzitzen baitira beren gustu desinteresatuen bakantasunaz, ikuskizun-azantza haiek hautematea ahalbidetuko dien hoteleko gela ehun libera eguneko prezioan alokatu orduko.