My benefactor and faithful steward, whom I had left my money in trust with, was alive, but had had great misfortunes in the world; was become a widow the second time, and very low in the world.
La mia fedele maggiordoma e benefattrice, nelle cui mani aveva depositato il mio danaro, vivea tuttavia, ma era stata percossa da gravi sventure. Vedova una seconda volta, i suoi affari andavano male assai.