The duchess was amazed at Altisidora's assurance; she knew that she was bold, lively, and impudent, but not so much so as to venture to make free in this fashion; and not being prepared for the joke, her astonishment was all the greater.
Quedó la duquesa admirada de la desenvoltura de Altisidora, que, aunque la tenía por atrevida, graciosa y desenvuelta, no en grado que se atreviera a semejantes desenvolturas; y, como no estaba advertida desta burla, creció más su admiración.