Basilio, however, reviving slightly, said in a weak voice, as though in pain, "If thou wouldst consent, cruel Quiteria, to give me thy hand as my bride in this last fatal moment, I might still hope that my rashness would find pardon, as by its means I attained the bliss of being thine."
Pero, volviendo un poco en sí Basilio, con voz doliente y desmayada dijo: -Si quisieses, cruel Quiteria, darme en este último y forzoso trance la mano de esposa, aún pensaría que mi temeridad tendría desculpa, pues en ella alcancé el bien de ser tuyo.