Perhaps, however, he is kept silent by his fear of offending, and I shall, therefore, give him a hint, by a line to Oxford, that his sister and I both think a letter of proper submission from him, addressed perhaps to Fanny, and by her shewn to her mother, might not be taken amiss; for we all know the tenderness of Mrs. Ferrars's heart, and that she wishes for nothing so much as to be on good terms with her children."
Quizá, sin embargo, ha guardado silencio por temor a ofender y, por tanto, le escribiré unas líneas a Oxford insinuándole que su hermana y yo pensamos que una carta en que muestre la sumisión adecuada, dirigida quizá a Fanny y enseñada por ésta a su madre, no sería tomada a mal; pues todos conocemos la ternura del corazón de la señora Ferrars y que nada desea más que estar en buenos términos con sus hijos”.