He was very sorry for all that had passed, and he recognized how foolish and how selfish it was that he should imagine that he could hold a beautiful woman like his sister to himself for her whole life.
Han var meget bedrøvet over hva som var skjedd, og han erkjente hvor tåpelig og egenkjærlig det var av ham å tenke seg at han kunne beholde en så vakker kvinne som søsteren for seg selv hele livet.