"Such is the sole conjugal embrace I am ever to know--such are the endearments which are to solace my leisure hours! And _this_ is what I wished to have" (laying his hand on my shoulder): "this young girl, who stands so grave and quiet at the mouth of hell, looking collectedly at the gambols of a demon, I wanted her just as a change after that fierce ragout.
¡Y ésta -añadió, poniendo su mano en mi hombro-, esta muchacha es la que yo deseaba tener, ésta que veis, grave y silenciosa en la misma boca del Infierno, contemplando sin perder la serenidad las gesticulaciones de ese demonio!