So happy, so gratified did I become with this new interest added to life, that I ceased to pine after kindred: my thin crescent-destiny seemed to enlarge; the blanks of existence were filled up; my bodily health improved; I gathered flesh and strength.
Ce nouvel intérêt ajouté à ma vie me rendit si heureuse, si reconnaissante, que je cessai de désirer une famille; ma destinée sembla s'élargir; les vides de mon existence se remplirent; ma santé s'en ressentit, mes forces augmentèrent.