If, in the moments I and my pupil spent with him, I lacked spirits and sank into inevitable dejection, he became even gay. Never had he called me more frequently to his presence; never been kinder to me when there--and, alas! never had I loved him so well.
Nunca me llamó a su presencia tan frecuentemente como entonces, nunca había sido más amable para conmigo y nunca, ¡ay!, le había amado yo más a él...