and if Valmont had been hurried away by the impetuosity of his passions, or if, like a thousand more at his time of life, he had been seduced by the errors of youth, I would have compassionated his person, blamed his conduct, and have patiently waited until time, the happy maturer of green years, should have made him fit for the society and esteem of worthy people:
baldin, bertze mila bezala, adinak dakartzan hutsegiteek liluraturik balego, haren jokabidea gaitzetsirik, presuna urrikiko nuke, eta zain egonen nintzateke, isilean, zorioneko aldaketa batek jende prestuen estimua itzul liezaion. Baina Valmont ez da halakoa: