I say alone--Leah is a nice girl to be sure, and John and his wife are very decent people; but then you see they are only servants, and one can't converse with them on terms of equality: one must keep them at due distance, for fear of losing one's authority.
Claro que tengo a Leah, que es una buena chica, y a John y a su mujer, que son excelentes personas; pero al fin y al cabo son criados y no se puede hablar con ellos de igual a igual. Es preciso guardar las distancias para no perder autoridad ante ellos.