Question

Mrs. Reed might be at that time some six or seven and thirty; she was a woman of robust frame, square-shouldered and strong-limbed, not tall, and, though stout, not obese: she had a somewhat large face, the under jaw being much developed and very solid; her brow was low, her chin large and prominent, mouth and nose sufficiently regular; under her light eyebrows glimmered an eye devoid of ruth; her skin was dark and opaque, her hair nearly flaxen; her constitution was sound as a bell--illness never came near her; she was an exact, clever manager; her household and tenantry were thoroughly under her control; her children only at times defied her authority and laughed it to scorn; she dressed well, and had a presence and port calculated to set off handsome attire.

Accepted Answer

Era una mujer de unos treinta y seis o treinta y siete años, robusta, de espaldas cuadradas y miembros vigorosos, más bien baja y, aunque gruesa, no gorda; con las mandíbulas prominentes y fuertes, las cejas espesas, la barbilla ancha y saliente y la boca y la nariz bastante bien formadas. Bajo sus párpados brillaban unos ojos exentos de toda expresión de ternura, su cutis era oscuro y mate, su cabello áspero y su naturaleza sólida como una campana.

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