And yet he would have wished to live until the time came when he no longer loved her, when she would have no reason for lying to him, when at length he might learn from her whether, on the day when he had gone to see her in the afternoon, she had or had not been in the arms of Forcheville.
Eta, hala eta guztiz ere, nahiago zukeen bizirik iraun harik eta Odette maitatzeari utziko zion arte, harik eta Odettek berari gezurrik esateko arrazoirik batere izango ez zuen arte eta, azkenean, Odettek berak aitorturik, jakin ahal izango zuen arte ea arratsalde hartan, ustekabeko bisitan joan zitzaionean, Forchevillerekin oheratuta zegoen ala ez.