Question

There was I, then, mounted aloft; I, who had said I could not bear the shame of standing on my natural feet in the middle of the room, was now exposed to general view on a pedestal of infamy.

Accepted Answer

Así, yo, que había asegurado que no soportaría la afrenta de permanecer en pie en el centro del salón, hube de estar expuesta a la general irrisión en un pedestal de ignominia.

Back	There was I, then, mounted aloft; I, who had said I could not bear the shame of standing on my natural feet in the middle of the room, was now exposed to general view on a pedestal of infamy.
Front	Así, yo, que había asegurado que no soportaría la afrenta de permanecer en pie en el centro del salón, hube de estar expuesta a la general irrisión en un pedestal de ignominia.

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