Of his former way of life nothing had been known in Hertfordshire but what he told himself. As to his real character, had information been in her power, she had never felt a wish of inquiring.
D’ailleurs, en eut-elle les moyens, Elizabeth n’aurait jamais cherché a savoir ce qu’il était véritablement : son aspect, sa voix, ses manieres, l’avaient établi d’emblée a ses yeux dans la possession de toutes les vertus.