My business was to declare myself a scoundrel, and whether I did it with a bow or a bluster was of little importance.-- 'I am ruined for ever in their opinion--' said I to myself--'I am shut out for ever from their society, they already think me an unprincipled fellow, this letter will only make them think me a blackguard one.'
Tenía que mostrarme como un villano, y poco importaba que lo hiciera con una venia o una bravuconada. “Mi reputación ante ellas está arruinada para siempre”, me dije; “estoy para siempre proscrito de su lado; ya me creen un individuo sin principios, esta carta se limitará a hacerlas creerme un sinvergüenza”.