She said this only to ward off his insistence (and perhaps the last sentence, spoken with a light sigh, referred to her morning visit to the cemetery), but he perceived her statement differently:
Gizonaren ekina nolabait baretzeko bakarrik esan zuen azkeneko hori (eta agian azken esaldia, hasperen arin batez esana, hilerriko goizeko bisitarekin loturik zegoen), baina gizonak beste nolabait ulertu zituen ele horiek;