I assured him I was naturally hard--very flinty, and that he would often find me so; and that, moreover, I was determined to show him divers rugged points in my character before the ensuing four weeks elapsed: he should know fully what sort of a bargain he had made, while there was yet time to rescind it.
Le aseguré que mi carácter era duro como el pedernal y que estaba dispuesta a mostrarle todos los aspectos malos de mi modo de ser durante las próximas cuatro semanas, a fin de que supiese qué clase de compromiso iba a contraer mientras estuviese aún a tiempo de rescindirlo.