But I am afraid you are giving it a turn which that gentleman did by no means intend; for he would certainly think better of me, if under such a circumstance I were to give a flat denial, and ride off as fast as I could."
Mais je crains que vous ne trahissiez sa pensée ; car il m’estimerait surement davantage si en une telle occasion je refusais tout net, sautais a cheval et m’éloignais a bride abattue !