The operation was performed amidst the fiercest yells and the most convulsive plunges. Mr. Rochester then turned to the spectators: he looked at them with a smile both acrid and desolate. "That is _my wife_," said he.
Questa operazione fu compiuta in mezzo a grida feroci e ad orribili convulsioni; allora il signor Rochester si volse agli spettatori e li guardò con un amaro e triste sorriso.