but as soon as he learnt from the note that, since a novice at cards was to be the guest of the Chief of Police that evening, a call at the latter's house might prove not wholly unprofitable he relented, unlocked the door of his room, threw on the first garments that came to hand, and set forth.
beste ezer baino lehen, pikutara bidali zuen auzoko polizia, baina poliziaburuaren ohartxoa irakurri bezain laster konturatu zen etekin ederra atera ahalko ziola arratsari, zeren, ohartxoak zioenez, karta-jokoan hasiberria zen lagun bat ere joatekoa baitzen haren etxera; guztiz bigundurik, gelako atea giltzaz itxi, edonola jantzi, eta poliziaburuaren etxera joan zen.