Mason will not defy me; nor, knowing it, will he hurt me--but, unintentionally, he might in a moment, by one careless word, deprive me, if not of life, yet for ever of happiness."
Mason ne me bravera ni ne me nuira volontairement; mais, sans le vouloir, il peut, par un mot dit trop légèrement, me priver sinon de la vie, du moins du bonheur.