If she had managed the victory at once, and he had yielded and sincerely laid his heart at her feet, I should have covered my face, turned to the wall, and (figuratively) have died to them.
Se ella avesse trionfato, se il signor Rochester fosse stato sinceramente innamorato di lei, mi sarei velata la faccia, e sarei morta per loro, al figurato, s'intende.