The few words that Basil's friend had said to him-words spoken by chance, no doubt, and with wilful paradox in them-had touched some secret chord that had never been touched before, but that he felt was now vibrating and throbbing to curious pulses.
Basilen lagunak esan zizkion hitz gutxi haiek,..., menturaz esandako eta apropos sortutako paradoxaz jositakoak, noski..., soka sekereturen bat ikutu zioten barren aldean, ordura artekoan ikutu gabean eduki-zuenetakoa, baina orduan, hala sentitu zuen berak, bibratzen eta taupada bitxi-bitxi batzuetan taupadaka ari zitzaiona.