All this was acknowledged to Mrs. Gardiner; and after relating the circumstances, she thus went on: "I am now convinced, my dear aunt, that I have never been much in love; for had I really experienced that pure and elevating passion, I should at present detest his very name, and wish him all manner of evil.
Most már bizonyos vagyok benne, kedves néni, hogy nem voltam belé komolyan szerelmes, mert ha valóban átéltem volna ezt a tiszta és lélekemelő szenvedélyt, akkor most a nevét is utálnám, és mindenféle rosszat kívánnék neki.