Why he should have confidence – that is, a full conviction that his young wife would always love him – he never asked himself; but he felt no distrust, and therefore had confidence, and assured himself that it was right to have it.
El porqué de que debiera tener confianza, el motivo de que pudiera creer que su joven esposa le había de amar siempre, no se lo preguntaba, pero el caso era que no sentía desconfianza. Al contrario: confiaba y se decía que así tenía que ser.