Gradually, however, his patient and encouraging wife ​ — whom Lucas calls “a special blessing, a gift from God ” — ​ helped him to control his impetuous nature.
ولكن شيئا فشيئا ،‏ قامت زوجته الصبورة والمشجعة ،‏ التي يصفها بأنها « بركة خصوصية ،‏ وهدية من الله » ،‏ بمساعدته على ضبط تهوره .‏