"Well, you know Missis always said they were poor and quite despicable: and they may be poor; but I believe they are as much gentry as the Reeds are; for one day, nearly seven years ago, a Mr. Eyre came to Gateshead and wanted to see you; Missis said you were at school fifty miles off; he seemed so much disappointed, for he could not stay: he was going on a voyage to a foreign country, and the ship was to sail from London in a day or two.
Sette anni fa circa, un certo signor Eyre venne a Gateshead e chiese di vedervi. La signora rispose che eravate in una pensione a cinquanta miglia di distanza; ne fu dolente perché non poteva trattenersi; partiva per un paese lontano e il bastimento doveva salpare da Londra dopo due giorni.