Willingly would I now have gone and asked Mrs. Reed's pardon; but I knew, partly from experience and partly from instinct, that was the way to make her repulse me with double scorn, thereby re-exciting every turbulent impulse of my nature.
Allora sarei andata a chiedere scusa alla signora Reed, ma sapevo per istinto e per esperienza, che me la sarei maggiormente inimicata ed avrei rieccitato i violenti impulsi della mia indole.