Hitherto she had steadily borne up against the pressure of her malady, and had not betaken herself finally to bed; but on the closing in of the evening of my arrival at the house, she succumbed (as her brother told me at night with inexpressible agitation) to the prostrating power of the destroyer; and I learned that the glimpse I had obtained of her person would thus probably be the last I should obtain—that the lady, at least while living, would be seen by me no more.
Hasta entonces había ella soportado con firmeza la carga de su enfermedad, sin resignarse, por fin, a guardar cama; pero, al caer la tarde de mi llegada a la casa, sucumbió (como su hermano me dijo por la noche con una inexpresable agitación) al poder postrador del mal, y supe que la mirada que yo le había dirigido sería, probablemente, la última, que no vería ya nunca más a aquella dama, viva al menos.