Question

This is legitimate, _et j'y tiens_, as Adele would say; and it is by virtue of this superiority, and this alone, that I desire you to have the goodness to talk to me a little now, and divert my thoughts, which are galled with dwelling on one point--cankering as a rusty nail."

Accepted Answer

Esto es natural, tenez, como diría Adèle. Sólo en virtud de esa superioridad he rogado a usted que tenga la bondad de hablarme un poco, para distraerme de otra clase de pensamientos.

Back	This is legitimate, _et j'y tiens_, as Adele would say; and it is by virtue of this superiority, and this alone, that I desire you to have the goodness to talk to me a little now, and divert my thoughts, which are galled with dwelling on one point--cankering as a rusty nail."
Front	Esto es natural, tenez, como diría Adèle. Sólo en virtud de esa superioridad he rogado a usted que tenga la bondad de hablarme un poco, para distraerme de otra clase de pensamientos.

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