But you must not suppose, because Marcela chose a life of such liberty and independence, and of so little or rather no retirement, that she has given any occasion, or even the semblance of one, for disparagement of her purity and modesty; on the contrary, such and so great is the vigilance with which she watches over her honour, that of all those that court and woo her not one has boasted, or can with truth boast, that she has given him any hope however small of obtaining his desire.
Y no se piense que porque Marcela se puso en aquella libertad y vida tan suelta y de tan poco o de ningún recogimiento, que por eso ha dado indicio, ni por semejas, que venga en menoscabo de su honestidad y recato; antes es tanta y tal la vigilancia con que mira por su honra, que de cuantos la sirven y solicitan ninguno se ha alabado, ni con verdad se podrá alabar, que le haya dado alguna pequeña esperanza de alcanzar su deseo.