I told him in a new series of whispers, that he might as well buy me a gold gown and a silver bonnet at once: I should certainly never venture to wear his choice. With infinite difficulty, for he was stubborn as a stone, I persuaded him to make an exchange in favour of a sober black satin and pearl-grey silk.
A través de una nueva serie de cuchicheos le dije que lo mismo podía haber elegido un vestido de oro y una corona de plata y, con grandes dificultades, porque se empeñaba en ser duro como el granito, logré convencerle de que optase por un satén negro y una seda color gris perla más modestos.