He knew this as certainly as all so-called eligible young men know these things, though he could never have said so to anyone; and he also knew that although he wanted to marry, and although this girl, to all appearance very fascinating, ought to make a splendid wife, he could as soon fly as marry her, even had he not been in love with Kitty.
Lo sapeva con certezza, come lo sanno sempre i cosiddetti pretendenti, tuttavia non lo avrebbe mai detto a nessuno, e sapeva pure che, nonostante volesse ammogliarsi, nonostante che quella ragazza molto attraente sarebbe dovuta essere, secondo le informazioni, un’ottima moglie, tuttavia gli sembrava tanto impossibile, anche se non fosse stato innamorato di Kitty, di sposare lei, quanto volare in cielo.