He announced his presence by that gentle Rumboldian cough which so many have tried (unsuccessfully) to imitate-short, painstaking yet withal so characteristic of the man.
Hain berea zuen extul rumboldar haren bidez nabarmendu zuen bere presentzia (hainbestek antzeratu nahi izan dutena, baina lortu gabe): laburra, nekeza eta hala ere hain bereizgarria.