The morning had been a quiet morning enough--all except the brief scene with the lunatic: the transaction in the church had not been noisy; there was no explosion of passion, no loud altercation, no dispute, no defiance or challenge, no tears, no sobs: a few words had been spoken, a calmly pronounced objection to the marriage made; some stern, short questions put by Mr. Rochester; answers, explanations given, evidence adduced; an open admission of the truth had been uttered by my master; then the living proof had been seen; the intruders were gone, and all was over.
In chiesa tutti erano stati calmi, non vi erano state né esplosioni di passione, né vivi alterchi, né sfide, né lagrime. Erano state soltanto pronunziate poche parole; un uomo, a sangue freddo, era venuto a dichiarare che vi era un ostacolo al matrimonio; il signor Rochester aveva fatto alcune domande dure e brevi; le risposte erano state chiare e evidenti; il mio padrone si era deciso a rivelare l'intera verità, e ci aveva mostrato la prova palpabile del suo crimine; gli estranei s'erano allontanati e tutto era finito.