It was a very kind and agreeable present, as any one may imagine, to one in my circumstances, but never was anything in the world of that kind so unpleasant, awkward, and uneasy as it was to me to wear such clothes at first.
Non ho mai provata in vita mia una sensazione così aspra, così incomoda, così disgustosa, come il mettermi indosso questi abbigliamenti dopo tant’anni trascorsi, che me ne faceano parere questa la prima volta.