And, this expression of paternal feeling uttered, Kifa Mokievitch left Moki Kifovitch to his heroic exploits, and himself returned to his beloved subject of speculation, which now included also the problem, "Suppose elephants were to take to being hatched from eggs, would not the shell of such eggs be of a thickness proof against cannonballs, and necessitate the invention of some new type of firearm?" Thus at the end of this little story we have these two denizens of a peaceful corner of Russia looking thence, as from a window, in less terror of doing what was scandalous than of having it SAID of them that they were acting scandalously.
Horrela iragaiten zuten bizitza bazter baketsu hartako bi biztanle haiek, zeinak ustekabean, sabaizulotik sartu balira bezala agertu baitira gure poemaren amaieran, zertarako eta erantzun apala emateko orain arte gai filosofikoren batez edo bestez edo hain samurki maite duten aberri horren kontura aberasteaz bakarrik arduratu diren zenbait abertzale kartsuren gaitzespenei, zeren eta, izan ere, abertzale horien kezka nagusia ez baita gaizkirik ez egitea, ezpada inork ez esatea gaizkia egiten dutela.