It had heretofore been my habit always to shrink from arrogance: received as I had been to-day, I should, a year ago, have resolved to quit Gateshead the very next morning; now, it was disclosed to me all at once that that would be a foolish plan.
Se un anno prima fossi stata ricevuta in quel modo a Gateshead, ne sarei subito partita, perché l'arroganza allora m'intimidiva, ma ora mi accorsi che operando così, sarei stata pazza.