It had lost its covers, and the pages had been thumbed into a state of extremely dirty softness; but the back had been lovingly stitched afresh with white cotton thread, which looked clean yet.
Azalik gabe zegoen, eta orrialdeak, eskuztatzearen poderioz, zeharo zikinduak eta bigunduak zeuden; bizkarra, aldiz, kotoizko hari zuriarekin maitekiro birjosia, oraindik ere garbi itxurarekin.