I said presently to myself that this would not do, for this was a dress that everybody was shy and afraid of; and I thought everybody looked at me, as if they were afraid I should come near them, lest I should take something from them, or afraid to come near me, lest they should get something from me.
Je me dis tout à l'heure que je n'y pourrais rien profiter, car c'était un habit qui faisait fuir et que tout le monde redoutait, et je pensai que chacun me regardât comme s'il eût peur que je m'approchasse, de crainte que je ne lui ôtasse quelque chose ou peur de m'approcher de crainte que rien de moi ne passât sur lui.