Such formidable accounts of her ladyship, and her manner of living, quite frightened Maria Lucas who had been little used to company, and she looked forward to her introduction at Rosings with as much apprehension as her father had done to his presentation at St. James's.
Tous ces détails sur lady Catherine et ses habitudes finissaient par effrayer Maria, et sir William n’avait pas ressenti plus d’émotion lorsqu’il avait été présenté a la cour que sa fille n’en éprouvait a l’idée de passer le seuil du château de Rosings.