for you must know, I was scarce four houses from the opera, with Emily in my carriage, when that of the austere devotee ranged close beside mine, and a stop which happened, left us near half a quarter of an hour close by each other;
zeren jakinen duzu ezen doi-doia lau etxeko tartea nuela ni nengoen etxetik operara, eta Émilie karrozan neramalarik, debot latz horrena nirearekin zehatz lerrokatu zela, eta ustekabeko eragozpen batek ia oren laurden erdi batez bata bertzearen ondoan utzi gintuela.