It had heretofore been my habit always to shrink from arrogance: received as I had been to-day, I should, a year ago, have resolved to quit Gateshead the very next morning; now, it was disclosed to me all at once that that would be a foolish plan.
Jusque-là l'arrogance m'avait toujours rendue craintive; un an auparavant, si j'avais été reçue de cette façon, j'aurais pris la résolution de quitter Gateshead le lendemain même: