In showing kindness to his cousins therefore he had the real satisfaction of a good heart; and in settling a family of females only in his cottage, he had all the satisfaction of a sportsman; for a sportsman, though he esteems only those of his sex who are sportsmen likewise, is not often desirous of encouraging their taste by admitting them to a residence within his own manor.
Así, sus muestras de bondad a sus primas satisfacían su buen corazón; y al establecer en la casita de Barton a una familia compuesta solamente de mujeres, obtenía todos los placeres de un deportista; porque un deportista, aunque sólo estima a los representantes de su sexo que también lo son, pocas veces se muestra deseoso de fomentar sus gustos alojándolos en su propio coto.