But filled as it was with parentheses and footnotes, he couldn't understand a word, and when he conscientiously followed the sentences with his eyes, he felt as though an old, bony hand was twisting his brain out of his head.
Baina ez zuen hitz bakar bat ere ulertu, hain zegoen parentesiz eta orri-oineko oharrez josita, eta begiez esaldiei arretatsu erreparatuz gero iruditzen zitzaion esku zahar eta hezurtsu batek garuna burutik biraka erauzten ziola, torloju baten gisara.