His pride in having at any time of his life achieved such a great social distinction as to be a nuisance, an incumbrance, and a pest, was only to be satisfied by three sonorous repetitions of the boast.
Mr. Bounderbyren harrotasuna, zeinek oinarria hartzen baitzuen bere bizitzaren aldi batean halako giza begiramena edukitzean, nola baitzen gogaikarri, nardagarri eta gorrotagarria izatea, ez zen asebete arrandikeria hura hiru aldiz ozenki esan arte.