What a triumph for him, as she often thought, could he know that the proposals which she had proudly spurned only four months ago, would now have been most gladly and gratefully received!
« Quel triomphe pour lui, pensait-elle souvent, s’il savait que les offres qu’elle avait si fierement dédaignées quatre mois auparavant, seraient maintenant accueillies avec joie et reconnaissance !