It was not till almost a year after this that I broke loose, though, in the meantime, I continued obstinately deaf to all proposals of settling to business, and frequently expostulated with my father and mother about their being so positively determined against what they knew my inclinations prompted me to.
Durante todo ese tiempo me mantuve obstinadamente sordo a cualquier proposición encaminada a que me asentara. A menudo discutía con mi padre y mi madre sobre su rígida determinación en contra de mis deseos.