And on the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her.
Hasteko, lehen egunean neskameak-ez dakigu zenbateraino zegoen gertatzen zenaz jakitun-segituan despatxa zezala eskatu zion amari, eta alde egin eta ordu laurden bat barru, inork agindu gabe eskerrik beroenak emanik, zin egin zuen ez ziola inori ezer kontatuko. Arrebak amari sukaldean lagundu behar izan zion;