As to the daughters, they stood mute a great while; but the mother said with some passion, 'Well, I had heard this before, but I could not believe it; but if it is so, they we have all done Betty wrong, and she has behaved better than I ever expected.'
--Eh bien, j'avais déjà entendu ceci, mais je ne pouvais le croire; mais s'il en est ainsi, nous avons toutes fait tort à Betty, et elle s'est conduite mieux que je ne l'espérais.