He made a plausible excuse; but his real reason had been the fear that not even the secret would keep them with him any very great length of time, and so he had meant to hold it in reserve as a last seduction.
Ell va donar una excusa plausible; pero son motiu real havia estat la temença que ni el secret i tot els mantindria a son costat per gaire temps: així és que havia volgut tenir-lo de reserva com a darrera seducció.