The one thing that preoccupied him was the question of how he could best divest himself of the mud with which she in her fall had bespattered him: of how to do it in the way which would be most decent, most convenient for him, and consequently fairest, and how he should continue his active, honest, and useful career.
Lo único que le preocupaba era el modo mejor, más conveniente y más cómodo para él –y como tal, el más justo– de librarse del fango con que ella le contaminara en su caída, a fin de poder continuar su vida activa, honorable y útil.