Note 79 — LIVRE PREMIER (continued 2)
Reading edition
When Minna Toil heard a tale of woe or of romance, it was then her blood rushed to her cheeks, and shewed plainly how warm it beat notwithstanding the generally serious composed and retiring disposition which her countenance and demeanour seemed to exhibit. (The Pirate, I, 33.)
Les gens communs trouvent froides les âmes comme Minna Toil, qui ne jugent pas les circonstances ordinaires dignes de leur émotion.