Mr. St. John, when he grew up, would go to college and be a parson; and the girls, as soon as they left school, would seek places as governesses: for they had told her their father had some years ago lost a great deal of money by a man he had trusted turning bankrupt; and as he was now not rich enough to give them fortunes, they must provide for themselves.
Ugyanis az édesapjuk néhány évvel ezelőtt sok pénzt veszített, mert nagyobb összeget bízott valakire, aki csődbe jutott. És minthogy nem hagyott vagyont a gyermekeire, a maguk keresetéből kellett úgy-ahogy megélniük.