He was also "youngish," that is, recently turned forty, but already aspiring to an important government position and sporting stars on both sides of his chest. It's true that one was a foreign decoration, and not all that distinguished.
Bera ere "gazte" horietakoa zen, hau da, berrogei urte bete berriak zituen, baina ordurako ahalegin guztiak egiten zituen estatu-jendeen artean leku bat izateko, eta izar bat zeraman bularraren alde bakoitzean.