And her neighbours at Lucas Lodge, therefore (for through their communication with the Collinses, the report, she concluded, had reached Lady Catherine), had only set that down as almost certain and immediate, which she had looked forward to as possible at some future time.
Leurs voisins de Lucas Lodge (car c’était certainement par eux et les Collins que le bruit avait atteint lady Catherine) avaient seulement prédit comme un fait assuré et prochain ce qu’elle-meme entrevoyait comme possible dans un avenir plus ou moins éloigné.