It would have seemed to him ridiculous had he been told that he would not get a post with the salary he required; especially as he did not demand anything extraordinary. He only wanted what other men of his age and set were getting; and he could fill such an office as well as anybody else.
Le bastó no contradecir, no envidiar, no disputar, no enojarse, todo lo cual le era fácil gracias a la bondad innata de su carácter. Le habría parecido increíble no encontrar un cargo con la retribución que necesitaba, sobre todo no ambicionando apenas nada: sólo lo que habían obtenido otros amigos de su edad y que estuviera al alcance de sus aptitudes.