Her insipidity was invariable, for even her spirits were always the same; and though she did not oppose the parties arranged by her husband, provided every thing were conducted in style and her two eldest children attended her, she never appeared to receive more enjoyment from them than she might have experienced in sitting at home;--and so little did her presence add to the pleasure of the others, by any share in their conversation, that they were sometimes only reminded of her being amongst them by her solicitude about her troublesome boys.
Su insulsez era inalterable, porque incluso su ánimo permanecía siempre igual; y aunque no se oponía a las reuniones que organizaba su esposo, con la condición de que todo se desarrollara con distinción y sus dos hijos mayores la acompañaran, esas ocasiones no parecían ofrecerle más placer que el que experimentaría quedándose en casa; y era tan poco lo que su presencia agregaba al placer de los demás a través de alguna participación en las conversaciones, que a veces lo único que les recordaba que estaba entre ellos eran los afanes que desplegaba en torno a sus fastidiosos hijos.