<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishNingeweza kumwambia tangu mwanzo kwamba obsession yake juu ya kahawa ilikuwa lazima kuishia katika alley blind, lakini mimi restrained ulimi wangu.  <response>: I could have told him from the beginning that this obsession of his over the coffee was bound to end in a blind alley, but I restrained my tongue. 