Again (and the following is a phenomenon peculiar to Russia) a very short time would have elapsed before once more he would be consorting with the very cronies who had recently cuffed him-and consorting with them as though nothing whatsoever had happened-no reference to the subject being made by him, and they too holding their tongues.
Eta-hori zen harrigarriena eta gauza benetan txundigarri Rusen bakarrik gerta daitekeena-denbora puska baten buruan berriro elkartzen zen muturrekoak eman zizkioten lagunekin, eta, kontu zaharrak ahazturik, ezer geratu ez balitz bezala gobernatzen zen haiekin, eta haiek ere halaxe jokatzen zuten berarekin.