He did not distinguish what kind of love it was, great or small, passionate or passionless, guilty or pure (he himself, the father of a family, kept a ballet girl, and was therefore lenient in these matters): but he knew that it was a love affair which displeased those whom it is necessary to please, and he therefore disapproved of his brother's conduct.
Non capiva che specie di amore fosse quello: grande o piccolo, appassionato o non appassionato, vizioso o non vizioso (egli stesso, pur avendo dei figli, manteneva una ballerina ed era indulgente in tale materia), ma sapeva che quest’amore spiaceva a coloro ai quali era necessario piacere, perciò non approvava la condotta del fratello.