You would think him gentle, yet in some things he is inexorable as death; and the worst of it is, my conscience will hardly permit me to dissuade him from his severe decision: certainly, I cannot for a moment blame him for it.
Aunque se muestra amable y dúctil, en ciertas cosas es inflexible como la muerte. Y lo peor de todo es que no me atrevo a disuadirle, ni menos a censurarle, porque sus intenciones son elevadas, nobles y cristianas, aunque me desgarren el corazón.