Albeit M. Verdurin had endeavoured to persuade the pianist and Dr. Cottard that their respective aunt and patients had no need of them, and that, in any event, it was most rash to allow Mme. Cottard to return to Paris, where, Mme. Verdurin assured him, a revolution had just broken out, he was obliged to grant them their liberty at Constantinople. And the painter came home with them.
Nahiz eta Verdurin andrea gogotik ahalegindu pianistari eta Cottard doktoreari sinetsarazten ezen bataren izebak eta bestearen gaixoek ez zutela euren premiarik eta, nolanahi ere, zuhurgabekeria litzatekeela Cottard andreari Parisera sartzen uztea, berau, Verdurin jaunaren esanetan, iraultza betean omen zegoelako, azkenean, horratik, amore eman behar izan zuen eta, Konstantinoplan, biei bidaia bertan behera uzteko baimena ere bai. Margolaria ere beraiekin partitu zen.