he was sensible that he was not a proper match for Mademoiselle de Chartres, by reason of the narrowness of his fortune, which was not sufficient to support his dignity; and he was sensible besides, that his brothers would not approve of his marrying, the marriages of younger brothers being looked upon as what tends to the lessening great families;
ongi zekien ez zela inondik ere Chartresko andereñoari komeni zitzaion senargaia bere gizarte mailari eusteko zeuzkan ondasun apurrengatik, eta ongi zekien ere bere anaiek ez zioketela onetsiko harekin ezkon zedin, bigarren-semeen ezkontzek familia handiei ekarri ohi dieten galeren beldurrez.