Dolly knew her sister's habit of fingering something when she was heated, and she knew how apt Kitty was to forget herself when in a passion and to say much that was unpleasant and had better not have been said. She tried to pacify her; but it was too late.
Sabía que en aquellos momentos Kitty era muy capaz de perder la cabeza y decir cosas superfluas y hasta desagradables, y habría querido calmarla, pero ya era tarde.