He still paid them (asking himself at the end of each month whether, seeing that he had perhaps exhausted her patience, and had certainly gone rather often to see her, it would be enough if he sent her four thousand francs), and for each visit he found a pretext, a present that he had to bring her, some information which she required, M. de Charlus, whom he had met actually going to her house, and who had insisted upon Swann's accompanying him. And, failing any excuse, he would beg M.
Ordaindu egiten zizkion bisitok betiere (hilaren bukaeran zalantzakor bere buruari galdetu ere bai, sarritxo joana baldin bazitzaion ikustera, ea ez ote zuen Odetteren pazientziaz apur bat abusatu eta ea aski ote zen hari lau mila libera igortzea), eta, bisita bakoitzerako, beti bazuen aitzakiaren bat, edo opariren bat eraman beharra, edo beharrezko informazioren bat eman beharra, edo haren etxerako bidean M. de Charlusekin topo egin eta hark berarekin joateko agindua omen ziola, adibidez. Eta, aitzakiarik ezean, orduan erregutu egiten zion M.