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But when he complied, I scarcely knew how to begin; such horror had I of the possible answers. And yet the spectacle of desolation I had just left prepared me in a measure for a tale of misery. The host was a respectable-looking, middle-aged man.

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Pero casi no sabía cómo empezar, temiendo las contestaciones que iba a oír, a pesar de que la desolación de Thornfield me preparaba para los más funestos relatos.

Back	But when he complied, I scarcely knew how to begin; such horror had I of the possible answers. And yet the spectacle of desolation I had just left prepared me in a measure for a tale of misery. The host was a respectable-looking, middle-aged man.
Front	Pero casi no sabía cómo empezar, temiendo las contestaciones que iba a oír, a pesar de que la desolación de Thornfield me preparaba para los más funestos relatos.

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