"Well, whatever my sufferings had been, they were very short," I answered: and then I proceeded to tell him how I had been received at Moor House; how I had obtained the office of schoolmistress, &c. The accession of fortune, the discovery of my relations, followed in due order.
— Ma le mie sofferenze sono state brevi, — risposi. E mi misi a raccontargli come ero stata ricevuta a Moor-House, come avevo ottenuto il posto di maestra a Morton, e dell'eredità e della maniera come avevo trovato i miei cugini.