So, in short, I consented to let her have the child, and I gave her #10; that is to say, I gave it to my governess, who gave it the poor woman before my face, she agreeing never to return the child back to me, or to claim anything more for its keeping or bringing up; only that I promised, if she took a great deal of care of it, I would give her something more as often as I came to see it; so that I was not bound to pay the #5, only that I promised my governess I would do it.
Et ainsi je fus délivrée de mon grand tourment en une manière qui, bien qu'elle ne me satisfît point du tout l'esprit, pourtant m'était la plus commode, dans l'état où mes affaires étaient alors, entre toutes celles où j'eusse pu songer.