Of such insolences and attempted slights he, of course, took no notice, and in the opinion of most people his frank debonair manner, his charming boyish smile, and the infinite grace of that wonderful youth that seemed never to leave him, were in themselves a sufficient answer to the calumnies, for so they termed them, that were circulated about him.
Halako lotsagabekeriez eta irain ahaleginez ez zuen berak, jakina, batere jaramonik egingo, eta jende gehienaren iritzian, bere jite lerden garbia, gaztetxo itxurako irrifarre xarmant hura, eta sekula alde egiten ez ziola zirudien gaztetasun zoragarri haren grazia infinitoa, nahiko ziren berez, berari buruz zabaldu ziren gezur gaizto, hala esaten zieten haiek, haiei erantzuteko.