Then silence followed for an instant, and the voice of the executioner, who laid his hand on Michael's shoulder, once more pronounced the words, which this repetition rendered more and more sinister:
Gero denak isildu ziren istant batean, eta borreroak, Mikel Strogoffen sorbaldan eskua ipinita, betiko hitzak errepikatu zituen ahots gero eta maltzurragoaz: