She could not have expressed the sequence of thoughts that made her smile, but the last deduction was that her husband, in extolling his brother and depreciating himself, was not quite sincere.
Ella non avrebbe potuto esprimere in nessun modo il corso dei pensieri che la faceva sorridere, ma l’ultima deduzione era questa, che suo marito esaltando il fratello e abbassando se stesso, non era sincero.