It had heretofore been my habit always to shrink from arrogance: received as I had been to-day, I should, a year ago, have resolved to quit Gateshead the very next morning; now, it was disclosed to me all at once that that would be a foolish plan.
Azelőtt semmi sem tudott jobban felbosszantani, mint a gőg. Ha például egy évvel ezelőtt így fogadnak Gatesheadben, ahogyan ma fogadtak, másnap reggel szó nélkül elutaztam volna.