No, no, it was too beautiful; it would not do to embark upon these ideas, for they made life seem abominable afterwards, and one would have destroyed everything in the effort to be happy.
Non, non, c'était trop beau, on ne devait pas s'embarquer dans ces idées, car elles rendaient la vie abominable ensuite, et l'on aurait tout massacré alors, pour etre heureux.