He knew many persons whom he could invite to dinner, could ask to take part in anything he was interested in or to use their influence for some petitioner, and with whom he could frankly discuss the actions of other men and of the Government; but his relations with these persons were confined to a sphere strictly limited by custom and habit from which it was impossible to escape.
Aquel sentimiento de cariño hacia Ana excluyó de su corazón sus últimas necesidades de mantener relaciones cordiales con los hombres. Y ahora no tenía íntimo alguno entre sus conocidos.