His initiation into the secrets of the Nucingen household had revealed to him that if he were to attempt to use this love affair as a means of mending his fortunes, he must swallow down all sense of decency, and renounce all the generous ideas which redeem the sins of youth.
Nucingeneko jaun-andereen etxe-barneko sekretuen jakiten hastean, ohartu zen ezen, amodioa fortunagai bihurtzez geroz, beharrezkoa zela ezein ahalke irentsi izana, bai eta gaztaroko hobenen absolbazio diren asmo prestuei uko egitea ere.