While I was making myself ready to take advantage of this long expected moment, and to surrender myself to the impression of Gilberte which I had prepared beforehand but could no longer find in my head, to an extent which would enable me, during the long hours which I must spend alone, to be certain that it was indeed herself whom I had in mind, that it was indeed my love for her that I was gradually making grow, as a book grows when one is writing it, she threw me a ball;
Eta, une desiratu hartaz profitatzera prestatzen ari nintzelarik, hain justu, etorri aurretik oldoztua nuèn eta jadanik nire burutik aienatua zèn Gilberteren irudi hura egokitzera eta neure burua hartara birmoldatzera, ziur egotearren ezen, bakarrik egongo nintzèn ordu luzeetan, zinez hartaz gogoratzen ari nintzela, eta apur-apurka nire baitan hazten ari nintzena, arte-obra bat apur-apurka osatzen den bezalaxe, zinez harenganako amodioa zela, orduantxe, baloia pasatzen zidan;