There was an enjoyment in accepting their simple kindness, and in repaying it by a consideration--a scrupulous regard to their feelings--to which they were not, perhaps, at all times accustomed, and which both charmed and benefited them; because, while it elevated them in their own eyes, it made them emulous to merit the deferential treatment they received.
Era una gioia per me di accettare la loro umile ospitalità, come di sentirmi amata in paese. Ogni volta che uscivo ero lieta di vedermi fatta segno a saluti affettuosi e a sorrisi cordiali.