He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold hearted and rather selfish is to be ill-disposed: but he was, in general, well respected; for he conducted himself with propriety in the discharge of his ordinary duties.
No era John Dashwood un joven mal dispuesto, a menos que ser algo frío de corazón y un poco egoísta sea tener mala disposición; pero en general era respetado, porque se comportaba con corrección en el desempeño de sus deberes corrientes.