She, who had seen her week after week so constantly suffering, oppressed by anguish of heart which she had neither courage to speak of, nor fortitude to conceal, now saw with a joy, which no other could equally share, an apparent composure of mind, which, in being the result as she trusted of serious reflection, must eventually lead her to contentment and cheerfulness.
Después de contemplar a Marianne semana tras semana en constante sufrimiento, de verla con el corazón oprimido por una angustia que no tenía el valor suficiente para expresar ni la fortaleza necesaria para ocultar, constataba ahora en ella, con un gozo que nadie podía sentir de la misma forma, una aparente serenidad que si era -como esperaba que fuese- resultado de la reflexión, con el tiempo podía traerle contentamiento y alegría.