The majority of young women, who envied Anna and had long been weary of hearing her virtues praised, were pleased at what they guessed, and only waited to be sure that public opinion had turned before throwing the whole weight of their scorn at her.
La mayoría de las señoras jóvenes que envidiaban a Ana y estaban hartas de oírla calificar de irreprochable, se sentían satisfechas y sólo esperaban la sanción de la opinión pública para dejar caer sobre ella todo el peso de su desprecio.