He began to hesitate, having an atrocious dread of risking his tranquillity. He was now living peacefully, in wise contentment, and he feared to endanger the equilibrium of his life, by binding himself to a nervous woman, whose passion had already driven him crazy.
Il se mit à hésiter, ayant une peur atroce de compromettre sa tranquillité; lui, il vivait paisible, dans un contentement sage de ses appétits, il craignait de risquer l'équilibre de sa vie en se liant à une femme nerveuse dont la passion l'avait déjà rendu fou.