They had indeed been so lavish to her of prayers, retreats, novenas, and sermons, they had so often preached the respect due to saints and martyrs, and given so much good advice as to the modesty of the body and the salvation of her soul, that she did as tightly reined horses; she pulled up short and the bit slipped from her teeth.
Ugy elhalmozták misével és szent beszédekkel, olyan sürün rótták rá a magános áhitatot és a kilencz napos imádkozást, hogy Emma ugy tett, mint az a ló, amelynek nagyon rángatják a gyeplőjét: egyszerre csak megbicsakolta magát s a világért se akart tovább menni.