My father was easygoing and did not prevent my mother from doing what she wanted to do, and that included bringing up their four children ​ — my two sisters, Gwen and Ivy; my brother, Alec; and me — ​ in the way of the truth.
لم يحاول ابي ،‏ بسبب طبعه الليِّن ،‏ ان يمنع امي من فعل ما تريده ؛‏ وقد شمل ذلك تربيتنا على السير في طريق الحق نحن الاولاد الاربعة —‏ اختيَّ :‏ ڠوِن وآيڤي ؛‏ اخي ألِك ،‏ وأنا .‏