he had a special flair for inspiring trust in members of the lower class, although he never indulged them and always treated them in an offhanded manner. "I'll cut the frogs open and look inside to see what's going on;
-Oraintxe azalduko dizut-erantzun zion Bazarovek, zeinak dohain berezia baitzuen herri xehearen uste ona bereganatzeko, nahiz eta inoiz ez zen haiekin bihozbera izaten eta zakar tratatzen zituen beti-;