Could he ever be tolerably happy with Lucy Steele; could he, were his affection for herself out of the question, with his integrity, his delicacy, and well-informed mind, be satisfied with a wife like her--illiterate, artful, and selfish?
¿Podría alguna vez alcanzar una pasable felicidad con Lucy Steele? Si el afecto por ella fuera imposible, ¿podría él, con su integridad, su delicadeza e inteligencia cultivada, sentirse satisfecho con una esposa como ésa: inculta, artera y egoísta?