neno "promptitude" halipo katika lugha ya Kiingereza. Inawezekana kwamba neno ulilokusudia kutumia lilikuwa "haraka," ambalo linamaanisha ubora au hali ya kuwa haraka, au kufika kwa wakati na kuwa tayari kuchukua hatua bila kukawia.
1. The carver, however, brought him another dish, and Sancho proceeded to try it but before he could get at it, not to say taste it, already the wand had touched it and a page had carried it off with the same promptitude as the fruit.
2. Woodhouse talked over his alarms, and Emma was in spirits to persuade them away with all her usual promptitude.
3. Then, with a promptitude which indicated that this was not the first time she had amused herself by adopting the garb of the opposite sex, Eugénie drew on the boots and pantaloons, tied her cravat, buttoned her waistcoat up to the throat, and put on a coat which admirably fitted her beautiful figure.