My stepfather learned of the engagement when my sister returned and offered no objection to the marriage; but within a fortnight of the day which had been fixed for the wedding, the terrible event occurred which has deprived me of my only companion."
Mi padrastro se enteró del compromiso cuando regresó mi hermana, y no puso objeciones a la boda. Pero menos de quince días antes de la fecha fijada para la ceremonia, ocurrió el terrible suceso que me privó de mi única compañera.