Of my own accord I could not have stirred; I was paralysed: but the two great girls who sit on each side of me, set me on my legs and pushed me towards the dread judge, and then Miss Temple gently assisted me to his very feet, and I caught her whispered counsel--
Yo estaba tan paralizada, que por mí sola no hubiera podido moverme, pero dos muchachas mayores que se sentaban a mi lado me obligaron a levantarme para comparecer ante el terrible juez. Al pasar junto a Miss Temple la oí cuchichear: