His opinion, however, made some little amends for his delay, for though acknowledging a very unexpected and unpleasant alteration in his patient, he would not allow the danger to be material, and talked of the relief which a fresh mode of treatment must procure, with a confidence which, in a lesser degree, was communicated to Elinor.
Su opinión, sin embargo, compensó en algo su tardanza, pues aunque reconoció un cambio inesperado y desfavorable en su paciente, insistió en que no había un peligro grave y se refirió al alivio que un nuevo tratamiento debía procurar con una confianza que, en menor grado, se comunicó a Elinor.