There are times when, for your sake, I have been a little uneasy at his marked preference, and have wished to put you on your guard: but I did not like to suggest even the possibility of wrong.
Ha habido ocasiones en que he estado a punto de advertirla que se pusiera en guardia contra esa excesiva preferencia, pero temía ofenderla, porque es usted tan modesta, tan discreta y tan prudente, que pensaba que sabría guardarse por sí misma.