Very soon you seemed to get used to me: I believe you felt the existence of sympathy between you and your grim and cross master, Jane; for it was astonishing to see how quickly a certain pleasant ease tranquillised your manner: snarl as I would, you showed no surprise, fear, annoyance, or displeasure at my moroseness; you watched me, and now and then smiled at me with a simple yet sagacious grace I cannot describe.
Érdekes volt megfigyelni, hogy már néhány nap múltán milyen könnyedén és fesztelenül csevegett velem. Akármilyen harapós hangulatban voltam is, maga sem csodálkozást, sem félelmet, sem bosszúságot nem mutatott soha.