Had he told her frankly what he thought he could have said: 'To appear dressed as you are at the theatre, accompanied by the Princess, whom everybody knows, means not only to acknowledge your position as a fallen woman but to throw down a challenge to Society – which means, to renounce it for ever.'
De decir francamente lo que pensaba, habría debido decirle: «Presentarse con ese vestido en unión de la Princesa, tan conocida por todos, significa, no sólo reconocer su papel de mujer perdida, sino, además, desafiar a toda la alta sociedad, es decir, renunciar a ella para siempre.»