So he dispatched Selifan to search for the entrance gates, and that process would have lasted indefinitely had it not been shortened by the circumstance that, in Russia, the place of a Swiss footman is frequently taken by watchdogs;
Sarreraren bila bidali zuen Selifan, eta, inondik ere, luze joko zion zeregin horrek, baldin eta Rusen gizakumeen ordez zakur kartsuak ez baleude ateetan jagole. Izan ere, etxe hartako zakurrak hain ozenki iragarri zuen bere presentzia, ezen Selifanek belarriak estali behar izan baitzituen hatzekin.