He was conscious of not caring as much for the boy as for the girl but did his best to treat them both alike. The boy felt this and did not respond to his father's cold smile.
Reconocía que quería menos a su hijo y procuraba disimularlo y mostrarse igualmente amable con los dos, pero el pequeño se daba cuenta y no correspondió con ninguna sonrisa a la sonrisa fría de su padre.