In uttering these words I looked up: he seemed to me a tall gentleman; but then I was very little; his features were large, and they and all the lines of his frame were equally harsh and prim.
Mi parve alto, ma mi ricordo che io allora ero molto piccola. I tratti di lui mi parvero molto marcati, e vi scorsi, come nelle linee di tutta la persona, una espressione di durezza e d'ipocrisia.