But she had a natural horror of what she called 'exaggerating,' and always made a point of letting people see that she 'simply must not' indulge in any display of emotion that was not in keeping with the tone of the circle in which she moved, although such displays never failed to make an impression upon her, by virtue of that spirit of imitation, akin to timidity, which is developed in the most self-confident persons, by contact with an unfamiliar environment, even though it be inferior to their own.
Baina, aiurriz, higuin zituen berak "nabarmenkeriak" deitu ohi zituenak, eta tinko eutsi ohi zion bera bizi zèn gizarte-mailaren "izaerarekin" bat ez zetozèn adierazpideei "amorerik zertan eman" ez zuelako ideiari, nahiz eta adierazpideok zirrara eragiten zioten, bere buruaz ziurren den jendearengan ere giro berri batek-baita apalagoa izanik ere-hauspotzen duen imitazio-gogo ia herabe horren ondorioz.