He was going to reply, and had said that he was sorry I could not be persuaded, and was a-going to say more, but he heard his sister a-coming, and so did I; and yet I forced out these few words as a reply, that I could never be persuaded to love one brother and marry another.
Il allait répondre et avait dit qu'il était fâché de ne pouvoir me persuader, et il allait en dire davantage, mais il entendit sa soeur qui revenait, et je l'entendis aussi bien; et pourtant je m'arrachai ces quelques mots en réponse, qu'on ne pourrait jamais me persuader d'aimer un frère et d'épouser l'autre.