He'd have been happy to, he replied: but-and it was very odd that, as far as he could see, the "dear girl" hadn't warned me-Micol had left for Venice early that afternoon, meaning to "get a move on" with her thesis, too.
Pozarren jarriko ninduen, ihardetsi zidan. Baina (eta oso arraroa zen, itxura zenez, "aingeru" hark niri abisatu ez izana) Micòlek arratsaldeko lehen orduan alde egin zuen Veneziara, berak ere tesiari azken erasoa emateko asmoz.