Only one hour in the twenty-four did she pass with her fellow-servants below; all the rest of her time was spent in some low-ceiled, oaken chamber of the second storey: there she sat and sewed--and probably laughed drearily to herself,--as companionless as a prisoner in his dungeon.
Delle ventiquattr'ore ella ne passava una soltanto con la servitù. Il resto rimaneva sola in una stanza bassa del secondo piano, intenta a cucire o a ridere forte del suo strano riso, sola come un prigioniero in una segreta.