He believed, having triumphed over me in my sleep, that all was completed. He came, hoping that I would accept my shame, as my shame was consummated; he came to offer his fortune in exchange for my love. "All that the heart of a woman could contain of haughty contempt and disdainful words, I poured out upon this man.
Había creído que le bastaba con haber triunfado de mí en mi sueño para que todo estuviese dicho; venía esperando que yo aceptaría mi vergüenza, puesto que mi vergüenza estaba consumada; venía a ofrecerme su fortuna a cambio de mi amor.