translation.en: If she had to leave him he had rather it was to a neighbour like myself than to anyone else. But in any case it was a blow to him, and it would take him some time before he could prepare himself to meet it.
translation.pl: Jeżeli ma go opuścić, to on, Stapleton, woli, żeby poślubiła sąsiada, mieszkającego tak blizko, niż kogokolwiek innego. Ale musi oswoić się z tą myślą.