He from the first moment had loved her, and he despaired when he thought of the happiness that would have been theirs, if thanks to fortune, meeting her earlier, they had been indissolubly bound to one another.
Berak, lehen begirada orduko maite izan zuela; eta etsitu egiten zen pentsatzean edukiko zuketen zorionean baldin eta, zoriaren mesede bat medio, elkar lehenago kausitu izanik, bata besteari askaezineko eran lotu izan balira.