she is not slow to perceive that she cannot depart for an instant from the established usages of her contemporaries, without putting in jeopardy her peace of mind, her honor, nay even her social existence; and she finds the energy required for such an act of submission in the firmness of her understanding and in the virile habits which her education has given her.
berehala komentzitzen da ezin duela une batez garaikideen usadioetatik ihes egin, aldi berean bere lasaitasuna, ohorea eta gizarte-bizitza arriskuan jarri gabe, eta usadio horietara makurtzeko indarra bera arrazoiaren irmotasunean eta heziketak eman dizkion aztura indartsuetan aurkitzen du.