He even thought that she, who was nothing but an excellent mother of a family, worn-out, already growing elderly, no longer pretty, and in no way remarkable – in fact, quite an ordinary woman – ought to be lenient to him, if only from a sense of justice.
Creía, además, que una mujer agotada, envejecida, ya nada hermosa, sin atractivo particular alguno, buena madre de familia y nada más, debía ser indulgente con él, hasta por equidad.