Having once explained to them that I could not now be explicit about my plans, they kindly and wisely acquiesced in the silence with which I pursued them, according to me the privilege of free action I should under similar circumstances have accorded them.
Observando que no deseaba por el momento entrar en detalles sobre mis planes, guardaron un discreto y amable silencio, dejándome en la libertad de acción en que, en caso análogo, yo les hubiera dejado a ellas.