I saw he was going to marry her, for family, perhaps political reasons, because her rank and connections suited him; I felt he had not given her his love, and that her qualifications were ill adapted to win from him that treasure.
Y era lo bastante sagaz para, sin duda, saber percibir sus defectos. Dada su evidente falta de pasión por ella, dada su notoria comprensión de las malas cualidades de Miss Ingram, yo adivinaba que iba a desposarla por razones familiares y acaso prácticas, pero no por amor.