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I pointed out to him that 'el mas inclito' meant the most illustrious, and that the Spanish for the expression he wanted was 'el mas humilde'. The proud fool was quite enraged, telling me that he knew Spanish better than I, but when the dictionary was searched he had to swallow the bitter pill of confessing himself in the wrong.
Padre mío, y qué criminal debo de aparecer a los ojos de usted; ya sé que debía consultarle antes de comprometerme; ya sé que debía después.... DON PEDRO. Cierto, muy cierto, mas ahora.... DOÑA MATILDE. Haber seguido humilde los consejos de su experiencia, de su cariño; ¡pero ay! que no pude, porque arrastrada por una pasión irresistible.... DON PEDRO. Si no es eso....
I pointed out to him that 'el mas inclito' meant the most illustrious, and that the Spanish for the expression he wanted was 'el mas humilde'. The proud fool was quite enraged, telling me that he knew Spanish better than I, but when the dictionary was searched he had to swallow the bitter pill of confessing himself in the wrong.
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