I could resist St. John's wrath: I grew pliant as a reed under his kindness. Yet I knew all the time, if I yielded now, I should not the less be made to repent, some day, of my former rebellion.
Je pouvais résister à la colère de Saint-John; sa bonté me faisait plier comme un roseau: et pourtant, j'eus toujours conscience que, si je cédais, je m'en repentirais un jour.