But they did pass away, and Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, with their four children, did at length appear at Longbourn. The children, two girls of six and eight years old, and two younger boys, were to be left under the particular care of their cousin Jane, who was the general favourite, and whose steady sense and sweetness of temper exactly adapted her for attending to them in every way--teaching them, playing with them, and loving them.
Ceux-ci, – deux petites filles de six et huit ans et deux garçons plus jeunes, – devaient etre confiés aux soins de leur cousine Jane qui jouissait aupres d’eux d’un grand prestige et que son bon sens et sa douceur adaptaient exactement a la tâche de veiller sur eux, de les instruire, de les distraire et de les gâter.