In a firm, though cautious tone, Elinor thus began. "I should be undeserving of the confidence you have honoured me with, if I felt no desire for its continuance, or no farther curiosity on its subject.
En un tono firme, aunque cauteloso, Elinor comenzó así: -No sería merecedora de la confidencia de que me ha hecho depositaria si no deseara prolongarla, o no sintiera mayor curiosidad sobre ese tema.