With a few exceptions , the worthy couple had lived through their long union very happily . While still young the wife had been able to make important friends among the aristocracy , partly by virtue of her family descent , and partly by her own exertions ; while , in after life , thanks to their wealth and to the position of her husband in the service , she took her place among the higher circles as by right .
За некоторыми исключениями, достойная пара очень счастливо пережила свой долгий союз. Еще в молодости жена смогла завести важных друзей среди аристократии отчасти благодаря своему семейному происхождению, а отчасти благодаря собственным усилиям; а в загробной жизни, благодаря их богатству и положению мужа на службе, она заняла свое место в высших кругах как по праву.
