He felt that he now saw more deeply than ever into that complication, and that a capital idea (he might say that without flattering himself) had occurred to him, which would disentangle the whole business, raise him in his official career, upset his enemies, and therefore be of the greatest value to the State.
Aveva esaminato profondamente quel problema, e ora nella sua mente nasceva un’idea geniale che, poteva dirlo senza vanteria, avrebbe risolto in pieno quell’affare, avrebbe fatto progredir lui nella carriera, debellato i suoi nemici ed arrecato grande utilità allo stato.