It was not the first time of her feeling the same kind of conviction; for, more than once before, beginning with the observation of "your sister looks unwell to-day," or "your sister seems out of spirits," he had appeared on the point, either of disclosing, or of inquiring, something particular about her.
No era la primera vez que sentía el mismo tipo de certeza, pues más de una vez antes, iniciando su comentario con la observación “Su hermana no tiene buen aspecto hoy”, o “Su hermana tiene aspecto desanimado”, había parecido estar a punto de revelar, o de indagar, algo en particular acerca de ella.