translation.ca: Sanglota, aleshores, de pensar que mai més, mai més, no tornaria a sentir aquella antiga ressonança familiar: era cosa ben dura, pero l'hi obligaven. Ja que era llançat al món glacial, havia de sotmetre's, pero els perdonava.
translation.en: He sobbed, now, to think he should never, never hear that old familiar sound any more--it was very hard, but it was forced on him; since he was driven out into the cold world, he must submit--but he forgave them.