One day I had come to my studies in lower spirits than usual; the ebb was occasioned by a poignantly felt disappointment. Hannah had told me in the morning there was a letter for me, and when I went down to take it, almost certain that the long-looked for tidings were vouchsafed me at last, I found only an unimportant note from Mr. Briggs on business.
Un giorno ero più triste del solito nel cominciare la lezione, perché Anna mi aveva detto che c'era una lettera per me, e quel solo annunzio era bastato a far rinascere la speranza. Invece era una lettera di Briggs, e nel leggerla provai un'amara delusione.