"Major Dunwoodie," said Frances, in a voice barely audible, as she beckoned to him to be seated; her cheek, which had been of a chilling whiteness, was flushed with a suffusion that crimsoned her whole countenance. She struggled with herself for a moment, and continued, "I have already acknowledged to you my esteem; even now, when you most painfully distress me, I wish not to conceal it.
- Dunwoodie őrnagy - mondta Frances alig hallhatóan, miközben hellyel kínálta meg; az előbb még dermesztően halvány arca most bíborvörösen lángolt; egy pillanatig még küszködött magával, majd így folytatta: - Dunwoodie őrnagy, én már bevallottam önnek, mennyire tisztelem, s ezt most sem akarom letagadni, bár ön roppant fájdalmat okoz nekem.