Mary gave him a tin basin of water and a piece of soap, and he went outside the door and set the basin on a little bench there; then he dipped the soap in the water and laid it down; turned up his sleeves; poured out the water on the ground, gently, and then entered the kitchen and began to wipe his face diligently on the towel behind the door.
Maria li dona una ribella de llauna amb la seva aigua, i un troç de sabó, i ell passa la porta i posa la ribella damunt d'un escambell que hi havia per allí: després fica el sabó a l'aigua i l'hi deixa estar; s'arremanga les manegues; escampa dolçament l'aigua per terra; i després entra a la cuina i comença d'eixugar-se la cara diligentment amb la tovallola de darrera la porta.