Every time he resolved within himself, after mature inquiry, that it was all a dream, his mind flew back again, like a strong spring released, to its first position, and presented the same problem to be worked all through, "Was it a dream or not?"
Gogoeta helduen ondorioz, guztia amets bat izan zela erabakitzen zuen bakoitzean, bere burua, malguki indartsu bat bezala, haserako posiziora itzultzen zen, arazo berarekin topatuz, zeina hasieratik konpontzea beharrezkoa zen: -Amets bat izan zen ala ez zen amets bat izan?