Like all fathers, the old Prince was extremely punctilious where his daughters' purity and honour were concerned; he was unreasonably jealous especially about Kitty, his favourite, and at every step reproached the Princess with compromising her daughter.
Il vecchio principe, come del resto tutti i padri, era particolarmente severo per l’onore e la virtù delle figliuole e ne era irragionevolmente geloso, specie di Kitty che era la beniamina; ogni momento faceva una scenata alla principessa perché comprometteva la figlia.