It had heretofore been my habit always to shrink from arrogance: received as I had been to-day, I should, a year ago, have resolved to quit Gateshead the very next morning; now, it was disclosed to me all at once that that would be a foolish plan.
Si un año antes me hubiesen hecho una recepción de aquella clase en Gateshead, hubiera partido a la mañana siguiente. Pero ahora comprendía que ello, en esta ocasión, hubiese sido desacertado.