'Handsome, they say, are our young horsemen, and the tunics they wear are garnished with silver; but handsomer still is the young Russian officer, and the lace on his tunic is wrought of gold.
"Lerdenak dira gure zaldizko gazteak, eta zilarrez apainduta daude haien kaftanak, baina Errusiako ofizial gaztea haiek baino lerdenagoa da, eta urrezkoak ditu galoiak.