She was very showy, but she was not genuine: she had a fine person, many brilliant attainments; but her mind was poor, her heart barren by nature: nothing bloomed spontaneously on that soil; no unforced natural fruit delighted by its freshness.
Blanche deslumbraba, pero no era sincera; era muy brillante, pero muy pobre de mentalidad. Tenía el corazón mezquino por naturaleza, como una tierra en la que nada fructificara espontáneamente.