Next, after inquiring of a gendarme as to the best ways and means of finding the local council, the local law-courts, and the local Governor, should he (Chichikov) have need of them, the gentleman went on to inspect the river which ran through the town.
Txitxikov, kalezain bati zehatz-mehatz galdeturik hara behar izanez gero zein zen biderik laburrena katedralera, Estatuaren bulegoetara eta gobernadorearen egoitzara joateko, ibaiari begiratu bat ematera joan zen, erdi-erditik zeharkatzen baitzuen hiria;