It was not my habit to be disregardful of appearance or careless of the impression I made: on the contrary, I ever wished to look as well as I could, and to please as much as my want of beauty would permit.
Tenía que ser sencilla en mi atuendo, porque no poseía nada que no fuese sencillísimo, pero me gustaba no dar una impresión de descuido o desaliño y deseaba parecer tan bien como mi falta de belleza me lo permitía.