Elizabeth's eyes were fixed on her with most painful sensations, and she watched her progress through the several stanzas with an impatience which was very ill rewarded at their close; for Mary, on receiving, amongst the thanks of the table, the hint of a hope that she might be prevailed on to favour them again, after the pause of half a minute began another.
Elizabeth l’écouta chanter plusieurs strophes avec une impatience qui ne s’apaisa point a la fin du morceau ; car quelqu’un ayant exprimé vaguement l’espoir de l’entendre encore, Mary se remit au piano.