And yet my chance was a terribly long time coming, for many months had passed before the visit to Cliffe Royal gave me the opportunity which I longed for by day and dreamed of by night.
Et cependant il me fallut attendre un temps terriblement long, car bien des mois se passèrent avant que la visite à la Falaise royale me donnât la chance que j'espérais le jour et dont je rêvais la nuit.