Their mother, being practical and prudent, sincerely hoped that one ofthem might win the young widow, for she was rich; but then she wouldhave liked that the other should not be grieved.
Leur mère, prudente et pratique, espérait vivement qu'un des deuxtriompherait, car la jeune femme était riche, mais elle aurait aussibien voulu que l'autre n'en eût point de chagrin.