It was not my habit to be disregardful of appearance or careless of the impression I made: on the contrary, I ever wished to look as well as I could, and to please as much as my want of beauty would permit.
Non ero nemica dell'apparenza e neppure incurante dell'impressione che producevo; al contrario desideravo di piacere per quanto me lo permetteva la mia mancanza di bellezza.