I, on the contrary, became more cheerful, and took fresh courage: these last words gave me an insight as to where the difficulty lay; and as it was no difficulty with me, I felt quite relieved from my previous embarrassment. I resumed a livelier vein of conversation.
Yo, por el contrario, me reanimé al escuchar aquellas palabras, que me indicaban que la única dificultad que podía haber era por mi parte. Mi turbación desapareció y no tardé en reanudar la conversación con más brío.