There was a plaintive earnestness in the voice of Miss Singleton that disarmed Frances of all resentment, and the only answer she could make was to hide her burning face between her hands, as she sank back in a chair to conceal her confusion.
- Miss Singleton hangjának őszintén fájdalmas csengése lefegyverezte Francest; nem tudott haragudni rá; válasz helyett a kezébe temette lángoló arcát, s leroskadt egy székre, hogy elrejtse zavarát.