Mrs. Dashwood, who could not think a man five years younger than herself, so exceedingly ancient as he appeared to the youthful fancy of her daughter, ventured to clear Mrs. Jennings from the probability of wishing to throw ridicule on his age.
La señora Dashwood, que no podía considerar a un hombre cinco años menor que ella tan excesivamente anciano como aparecía ante la juvenil imaginación de su hija, intentó limpiar a la señora Jennings del cargo de haber querido ridiculizar su edad.