You will acknowledge, I hope, your character authorised me at least to be upon the reserve, and I might, without apprehending the imputation of an excess of prudery, have restricted myself to exact politeness.
Zuhaurk ere bihozberatasunez tratatuko ninduzun, eta askietsiko zenukeen hain prestakuntza apaleko emakume batek ez izatea zurea estimatzeko bezainbat merezimendurik.