me hubiese ahorrado

Cuando yo tenía tu edad, si hubiera desconfiado de tipos como tu Balla, me hubiese ahorrado algunos desengaños.
If I'd been more wary of his sort when I was your age, it would have spared me much trouble.
¡Me estremezco solo de pensar la de horas que me hubiese ahorrado si hubiese tenido su libro unos meses atrás!
I shudder at the thought of the time I could have saved if I'd simply had your book a few months ago!!
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