Dolly knew her sister's habit of fingering something when she was heated, and she knew how apt Kitty was to forget herself when in a passion and to say much that was unpleasant and had better not have been said. She tried to pacify her; but it was too late.
Dolly conosceva quel tratto della sorella, di afferrar qualcosa con le mani quando si eccitava: sapeva Kitty capace, in un momento d’ira, di trascendere e di pronunciare molte cose inutili e spiacevoli, e voleva calmarla, ma era già troppo tardi.