Mr. St. John, when he grew up, would go to college and be a parson; and the girls, as soon as they left school, would seek places as governesses: for they had told her their father had some years ago lost a great deal of money by a man he had trusted turning bankrupt; and as he was now not rich enough to give them fortunes, they must provide for themselves.
Il signor Saint-John quando crebbe volle andare in collegio per divenir pastore, e le ragazze appena uscirono di scuola cercarono di collocarsi come istitutrici, perché avevano saputo che il padre diversi anni prima aveva perduto molto danaro in seguito al fallimento di una persona di fiducia, e che non aveva mezzi per mantenerle.