Audiobook Dictation: “She drew a deep breath…”

She drew a deep breath.

Ella respiró hondo.

What was it, compared with her fears?

¿Qué era aquello, comparado con sus temores?

She almost said, "Never mind, dear.

Casi dijo: «No importa, querido.

What opinion would he form of the purity of her mind, the innocence of her soul, if an incident like this failed to shock her deeply?

¿Qué opinión se formaría él de la pureza de su mente, de la inocencia de su alma, si un incidente así no la escandalizaba profundamente?

He himself was evidently a prey to the most rending remorse.

Él mismo era evidentemente presa del remordimiento más desgarrador.

He had told her of the thing as one tells of a crime.

Le había contado aquello como quien cuenta un crimen.

As the confession of a crime she must receive it.

Como la confesión de un crimen debía recibirlo.