There was an enjoyment in accepting their simple kindness, and in repaying it by a consideration--a scrupulous regard to their feelings--to which they were not, perhaps, at all times accustomed, and which both charmed and benefited them; because, while it elevated them in their own eyes, it made them emulous to merit the deferential treatment they received.
Experimentaba una alegría aceptándolas y retribuyéndolas con consideración y respeto escrupuloso hacia sus sentimientos, a lo que quizá no estuvieran acostumbrados. Ello les encantaba y beneficiaba, porque, sintiéndose elevados ante sus propios ojos, procuraban merecer el trato diferente que yo gustosamente les daba.