I wondered what it meant: I wondered, too, at the punctual satisfaction he never failed to exhibit on an occasion that seemed to me of small moment, namely, my weekly visit to Morton school; and still more was I puzzled when, if the day was unfavourable, if there was snow, or rain, or high wind, and his sisters urged me not to go, he would invariably make light of their solicitude, and encourage me to accomplish the task without regard to the elements.
Se nevicava o pioveva e le sue sorelle mi pregavano a rimettere quella visita, egli al contrario m'incoraggiava a compiere quel dovere a dispetto degli elementi.