No happy reconciliation was to be had with him--no cheering smile or generous word: but still the Christian was patient and placid; and when I asked him if he forgave me, he answered that he was not in the habit of cherishing the remembrance of vexation; that he had nothing to forgive, not having been offended.
ma anche allora, senza riconciliarsi, come cristiano era paziente e dolce. Quando gli domandai se mi aveva perdonato, mi rispose che non soleva rammentarsi delle ingiurie e non aveva diritto di perdonare, poiché non era stato offeso.