Jim was prouder of it by far than of anything he had had a hand in in his life, but it was only to me that he ever spoke about it, for he had that tenderness towards her that one has for those whom one has helped.
Au bout de douze mois, c'était une dame d'aussi belle apparence qu'on pût en voir dans le pays. Jim fut plus fier de cette oeuvre que d'aucune des entreprises de sa vie, mais j'étais le seul à qui il en parlât.