My uncle's ward was at that time at Altona, staying with a relation, and in her absence I was very downhearted; for I may confess it to you now, the pretty Virlandaise and the professor's nephew loved each other with a patience and a calmness entirely German.
La pupila de mi tío se encontraba a la sazón en Altona, en casa de un pariente suyo, y su ausencia me tenía muy triste; porque, ahora ya puedo confesarlo, la bella curlandesa y el sobrino del catedrático se amaban con toda la paciencia y toda la flema alemanas.