Without thinking highly either of men or matrimony, marriage had always been her object; it was the only provision for well-educated young women of small fortune, and however uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest preservative from want.
Gizonez edo matrimonioaz oso iritzi ona ez eduki arren, ezkontza izan zuen helburu betidanik; irtenbide ohoredun bakarra zen diru gutxiko eta heziketa oneko neskentzat, eta, hari esker zoriona lortzea gauza segurua ez izanagatik ere, beharraren aurkako babesik atseginena behintzat bazen.