Es kam ihr vor, als seien nur gewisse Erdenwinkel Heimstätten des Glücks, genau so wie bestimmte Pflanzen nur an sonnigen Orten gedeihen und nirgends anders.
Why could not she lean over balconies in Swiss chalets, or enshrine her melancholy in a Scotch cottage, with a husband dressed in a black velvet coat with long tails, and thin shoes, a pointed hat and frills? Perhaps she would have liked to confide all these things to someone.