And when I returned, sometimes a good deal tired, and not a little weather-beaten, I never dared complain, because I saw that to murmur would be to vex him: on all occasions fortitude pleased him; the reverse was a special annoyance.
E quando talvolta tornavo tutta bagnata o tremante non osavo lamentarmi, perché vedevo che gli dispiaceva, mentre era pronto ad ammirare la fermezza.