His form was of the same strong and stalwart contour as ever: his port was still erect, his hair was still raven black; nor were his features altered or sunk: not in one year's space, by any sorrow, could his athletic strength be quelled or his vigorous prime blighted.
La figura era egualmente vigorosa, il portamento eretto e i capelli neri; neppure i suoi tratti erano abbattuti. Un anno di dolore non aveva potuto distruggere la forza atletica né la vigorosa giovinezza del signor Rochester; ma quale cambiamento nell'espressione!