and thirdly, my brother, the Duke of Strelsau, although too well informed to believe the account of the origin of my sickness, was yet persuaded by the reports and by my seeming inactivity that I was in truth incapable of action, and that my life was in some danger.
eta hirugarren, anaia, Strelsaueko dukea, nahiz eta ondoegi informatua egon nire gaixotasunaren jatorria sinesteko, komentziturik zegoen, txostenak eta nire itxurazko gelditasuna ikusita, ez nintzela benetan ekintzarako gauza, eta nire bizitza arriskuan zegoela nolabait ere.