It was a journey of only twenty-four miles, and they began it so early as to be in Gracechurch Street by noon. As they drove to Mr. Gardiner's door, Jane was at a drawing-room window watching their arrival; when they entered the passage she was there to welcome them, and Elizabeth, looking earnestly in her face, was pleased to see it healthful and lovely as ever.
La distance jusqu’a Londres n’était que de vingt-quatre milles et, partis des le matin, les voyageurs purent etre chez les Gardiner a Gracechurch street vers midi. Jane qui les guettait a une fenetre du salon s’élança pour les accueillir dans le vestibule.