So he did not take up the defence of Bovary; he did not even make a single remark, and, renouncing his principles, he sacrificed his dignity to the more serious interests of his business.
halaber ez zuen Bovaryren defentsarik hartu, ez zuen inolako oharkuntzarik ere egin, eta, bere printzipioak aldera utzirik, bere duintasuna sakrifikatu zuen bere negozioaren interes seriosagoen alde.