" Dear cousin, I want you to embrace my husband-to-be, " she pleaded, " I know he will find a true friend in you, as I did." Fernand shrank back from this demand.

“亲爱的表兄，我希望你能拥抱我未来的丈夫”，她请求道，“我知道他一定会像我这样把你视作真正的朋友。” 面对美塞苔丝的请求，费尔南德退缩了。