She felt herself a most fortunate woman; and she had lived long enough to know how fortunate she might well be thought, where the only regret was for a partial separation from friends whose friendship for her had never cooled, and who could ill bear to part with her.

她觉得自己十分幸运；以她的人生阅历，也明白旁人完全有理由这样看待她：她唯一的遗憾，不过是暂时离开那些友谊从未冷却、也舍不得与她分别的朋友。