At first commiseration alone drew his attention to the delicate infant, not his daughter, who had been neglected during her mother's illness and would certainly have died then had it not been for his solicitude; and he himself hardly knew how he grew fond of her.
Eleinte puszta részvétből foglalkozott avval az újszülött, gyönge kis leánykával, a ki nem az ő leánya volt, s a ki az anyja betegsége alatt teljesen el volt hanyagolva, s alkalmasint meg is halt volna, ha ő nem viseli gondját, - és maga se vette észre, hogy megszerette őt.