<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishDegas alikuwa na marafiki wa karibu sana, na wakati familia yake ilipokuwa imehama na ilikuwa na matatizo ya kifedha, aliwatendea kama watu wa ukoo wake.  <response>: They were Degas closest friends; he dined with them regularly and treated them, at a time when his own family was dispersed and in financial trouble, as virtually his own relatives. 