he thought with regret of the year before, when he could say whatever went through his head, in the certainty that any silly remark would be treated as words from the Gospel, and any unconsidered comment as princely carelessness.
atsekabetuta gogoratzen zuen urtebete lehenagoko egoera, nola orduan burutik pasatzen zitzaion guztia esan zezakeen, seguru zekielarik edozein inozokeria Ebanjelioko hitza balitz bezala onartuko zela, eta bere zuhurtasunik eza printze baten axolagabekeria balitz bezala.