Soft scene, daring demonstration, I would not have; and I stood in peril of both: a weapon of defence must be prepared--I whetted my tongue: as he reached me, I asked with asperity, "whom he was going to marry now?"
Eran de temer peligrosas escenas de ternura y debía precaverme contra ellas. Así, al acercarse, le pregunté con aspereza que con quién pensaba casarse ahora.