It was owing to him, to his reserve and want of proper consideration, that Wickham's character had been so misunderstood, and consequently that he had been received and noticed as he was.
C’est a lui, a sa réserve et a son manque de discernement, affirme-t-il, qu’on doit d’avoir été trompé sur la véritable personnalité de Wickham, et que celui-ci a pu etre partout accueilli et feté.