Meanwhile, on the other side of Europe, Fortune was already sowing 1 the seeds of a dynasty, the varying fortunes of which were destined to bring at one time happiness to the country and success to its rulers, at another misery to the country and to the rulers destruction.
1. Lurren beste aldean, zoriak baziharduen hastapenak eta kausak lantzen, destinoaren gorabeheren arabera, errepublikarentzat gozo eta lazgarri, printzeentzat eurentzat ongarri edo galgarri izan zen aginterako.