I must send away half the servants and shut up part of the house; or let it off. I can never submit to do that--yet how are we to get on? Two-thirds of my income goes in paying the interest of mortgages.
Il faudra renvoyer la moitié des domestiques et fermer une partie de la maison ou la quitter; je ne m'y déciderai jamais; cependant, comment faire?