She inquired into Charlotte's domestic concerns familiarly and minutely, gave her a great deal of advice as to the management of them all; told her how everything ought to be regulated in so small a family as hers, and instructed her as to the care of her cows and her poultry. Elizabeth found that nothing was beneath this great lady's attention, which could furnish her with an occasion of dictating to others.
Elle interrogea familierement Charlotte sur son intérieur et lui donna mille conseils pour la conduite de son ménage et de sa basse-cour. Elizabeth vit qu’aucun sujet n’était au-dessus de cette grande dame, pourvu qu’elle y trouvât une occasion de diriger et de régenter ses semblables.