Elizabeth Gaskell: "Baik kehilangan ayah, maupun kehilangan ibu, yang...

"Baik kehilangan ayah, maupun kehilangan ibu, yang disayanginya kepada Tuan Thornton, bisa meracuni ingatan akan minggu-minggu, hari-hari, jam-jam, ketika berjalan dua mil, setiap langkah yang menyenangkan, karena membawa dia semakin dekat dan lebih dekat dengannya, membawanya ke hadapannya yang manis - setiap langkahnya kaya, karena setiap momen berulang yang membuatnya menjauh darinya membuatnya mengingat kembali beberapa rahmat segar dalam sikapnya, atau kepedihan yang menyenangkan dalam karakternya."

--- Elizabeth Gaskell

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Neither loss of father, nor loss of mother, dear as she was to Mr Thornton, could have poisoned the remembrance of the weeks, the days, the hours, when a walk of two miles, every step of which was pleasant, as it brought him nearer and nearer to her, took him to her sweet presence - every step of which was rich, as each recurring moment that bore him away from her made him recal some fresh grace in her demeanour, or pleasant pungency in her character.