The sweetness of her voice, the delicacy of her expressions, the vivid glow of her filial affection, embittered his regret at having repulsed her gratitude with rudeness, while, at the same time, they placed before his imagination a picture of the most seducing sweetness.
Hennara blíða rødd, hennara viðkvæma andlitsbrá, livandi roðin í hennara barnsliga lyndi fekk angur hansara, um at hava afturvíst hennara takksemi við óhøvisleika, beiskan og samstundis leggja fyri honum ímyndina av forførandi søtleika.