He had not understood, he said, that I was becoming attached to her, but when he saw with his own eyes that it was really so, and that she might be taken away from him, it gave him such a shock that for a time he was not responsible for what he said or did.
Han hadde ikke forstått, sa han, at jeg hadde fattet hengivenhet for henne, men da han så med sine egne øyne at det virkelig var så, og at hun kunne bli tatt fra ham, var det et så hårdt slag for ham at han en stund ikke var herre over hva han sa eller gjorde.