But he felt powerless; he was aware in advance that everybody would be against him and that he would not be allowed to do what now seemed so natural and good, that he would be obliged to do what was wrong but what seemed to them necessary.
Sabía de antemano que todos estaban contra él y que no le permitirían hacer lo que ahora le parecía tan favorable y natural. Adivinaba que iban a forzarle a hacer lo que, siendo peor, a los demás les parecía necesario.