The count, who had in the meantime written his letter and dispatched a messenger with it, occupied himself with the captain, whom he had been drawing out more and more-spending the whole evening at his side, talking of serious matters.
Kondeak, mahaira eseri baino lehen bere gutuna idatzi eta mezularia igorri zuenak, kapitainarekin hizketan ari zen, zeina era zentzuzko eta apalean aztertzen baitzuen, arrats hartan alboan eseri zitzaiolarik.