All the men in her circle seemed to admire her and envy me. I was dazzled, stimulated: my senses were excited; and being ignorant, raw, and inexperienced, I thought I loved her.
Pareva che tutti gli uomini l'ammirassero e m'invidiassero; fui abbagliato, i miei sensi furono eccitati, ed inesperto com'ero, credei di amarla.