Only at times, in the pauses of his desire, when the luxury that was wasting him gave room to a softer languor, the image of Mercedes traversed the background of his memory.
Noizik eta behin bakarrik, desiraren barealdietan, kontsumitzen zuen irritsak hildura leunago bati leku egiten zionean, Mercedesen irudia zeharkatzen zitzaion oroimenaren hondoan.