I interpreted it as a warning of disaster. I feared my hopes were too bright to be realised; and I had enjoyed so much bliss lately that I imagined my fortune had passed its meridian, and must now decline.
Presentía que mis esperanzas eran demasiado hermosas para que se realizasen y hasta pensé que había sido tan dichosa últimamente que mi fortuna, después de llegar a su cenit, debía comenzar indefectiblemente a declinar.