"Well, you know Missis always said they were poor and quite despicable: and they may be poor; but I believe they are as much gentry as the Reeds are; for one day, nearly seven years ago, a Mr. Eyre came to Gateshead and wanted to see you; Missis said you were at school fifty miles off; he seemed so much disappointed, for he could not stay: he was going on a voyage to a foreign country, and the ship was to sail from London in a day or two.
Il y a sept ans environ, un M. Eyre est venu à Gateshead; il a demandé à vous voir; madame a répondu que vous étiez dans une pension éloignée de cinquante milles. Il a eu l'air très contrarié, car, disait-il, il n'avait pas le temps de s'y rendre; il partait pour un pays très éloigné, et le bateau devait quitter Londres dans un ou deux jours.