All was understood by the old Siberian, and though the young girl was ignorant that her much-regretted companion still lived, she at least knew his relationship to her whom she had made her mother; and she thanked God for having given her the joy of taking the place of the son whom the prisoner had lost.
Siberiar zaharrak dena ulertu zuen, eta neska gazteak bere lagun maitagarria artean bizirik zegoela ez bazekien ere, bazekien, behinik behin, gizon zintzo hura bere amatzakoaren semea zela, eta eskerrak ematen zizkion Jainkoari andre gatibu haren ondoan seme galdua ordezkatzeko poza eman ziolako.