He cried, he pleaded for forgiveness, promised to reform over and over again, and then received his dismissal, feeling that he had won but an imperfect forgiveness and established but a feeble confidence.
Plora, demana perdó, prometé d'esmenar-se una i altra vegada, i aleshores se li permeté de pendre comiat, tot i adonant-se ell que no havia guanyat sinó un perdó imperfecte i no havia inspirat sinó una feble confiança.