He said it was a very old name in that neighbourhood; that the ancestors of the house were wealthy; that all Morton had once belonged to them; that even now he considered the representative of that house might, if he liked, make an alliance with the best.
Disse che portavano un antico nome, che i loro antenati erano ricchi e tutto Morton apparteneva loro, e che ora l'ultimo discendente della famiglia avrebbe potuto, volendo, allearsi alle più illustri case.