Mais le prince était obstiné comme les êtres pusillanimes ; d’ailleurs son orgueil d’homme et de souverain était irrité du refus de sa main ; il pensait à toutes les difficultés qu’il eût eues à surmonter pour faire accepter ce mariage, et que pourtant il s’était résolu à vaincre.
But the Prince was obstinate, like all pusillanimous creatures; moreover his pride as a man and a Sovereign was irritated by the refusal of his hand; he thought of all the difficulties which he would have had to overcome to make this marriage be accepted, difficulties which, nevertheless, he was determined to conquer.