I sometimes regretted that I was not handsomer; I sometimes wished to have rosy cheeks, a straight nose, and small cherry mouth; I desired to be tall, stately, and finely developed in figure; I felt it a misfortune that I was so little, so pale, and had features so irregular and so marked.
Qualche volta mi dispiaceva di non esser più graziosa; sentivo che era penoso di esser così piccina, così pallida, di avere i tratti così irregolari e marcati.