One of my friends--one of my friends, please to observe, not myself," said Athos, interrupting himself with a melancholy smile, "one of the counts of my province--that is to say, of Berry--noble as a Dandolo or a Montmorency, at twenty-five years of age fell in love with a girl of sixteen, beautiful as fancy can paint.
Uno de mis amigos, uno de mis amigos, oís bien, no yo dijo Athos interrumpiéndose con una sonrisa sombría ; uno de los condes de mi provincia, es decir, del Berry, noble como un Dandolo o un Montmorency, se enamoró a los veinticinco años de una joven de dieciséis, bella como el amor.