She kissed me, and still keeping me at her side (where I was well contented to stand, for I derived a child's pleasure from the contemplation of her face, her dress, her one or two ornaments, her white forehead, her clustered and shining curls, and beaming dark eyes), she proceeded to address Helen Burns.
J'en fus heureuse, car je prenais un plaisir d'enfant à contempler sa figure, ses vêtements, ses bijoux, son front pur, ses cheveux brillants, ses yeux noirs qui rayonnaient. Se tournant alors vers Hélène, elle lui dit: