Never did I weary of reading to him; never did I weary of conducting him where he wished to go: of doing for him what he wished to be done. And there was a pleasure in my services, most full, most exquisite, even though sad--because he claimed these services without painful shame or damping humiliation.
Non ero mai stanca di leggergli, di condurlo dove voleva, di fare ciò che desiderava, e provavo una gioia infinita a rendergli quei servigi, perché me li chiedeva senza provare vergogna né umiliazione.