Her aunt now called her to look at a picture. She approached and saw the likeness of Mr. Wickham, suspended, amongst several other miniatures, over the mantelpiece. Her aunt asked her, smilingly, how she liked it. The housekeeper came forward, and told them it was a picture of a young gentleman, the son of her late master's steward, who had been brought up by him at his own expense. "He is now gone into the army," she added; "but I am afraid he has turned out very wild."
Sa tante l’appelait a cet instant pour lui montrer, parmi d’autres miniatures suspendues au-dessus d’une cheminée, le portrait de Wickham, et, comme elle lui demandait en souriant ce qu’elle en pensait, la femme de charge s’avança : ce portrait, leur dit-elle, était celui d’un jeune gentleman, fils d’un régisseur de son défunt maître que celui-ci avait fait élever a ses frais. Il est maintenant dans l’armée, ajouta-t-elle, mais je crains qu’il n’ait pas fort bien tourné.