I was indignant for a moment; but remembering that anger was out of the question, and that I had indeed appeared as a beggar to her, I answered quietly, but still not without a certain marked firmness--
Me indigné, pero comprendiendo que toda actitud estaba completamente fuera de lugar, ya que, en efecto, había aparecido ante ella como una pordiosera, repuse con firmeza, sin alterarme: