Now, when he was asleep, she loved him so that she could not restrain tears of tenderness while looking at him; but she knew that if he were to wake he would look at her with a cold expression, conscious of his own integrity, and that before telling him of her love she must prove to him that he was to blame toward her.
Ahora, en aquella actitud, a Ana le gustaba más; sintió con mayor intensidad su amor y, conmovida, no pudo contener las lágrimas. Luego pensó que si le despertaba en aquel momento la miraría con su mirada fría, seguro de ser justo, y que antes de hablarle de su amor, ella habría tenido que mostrarse severa con él como él se mostraba con ella.