And, when half an hour had been spent in tying up his finger, and a new glass had been got, and the tools, and the ladder, and the chair, and the candle had been brought, he would have another go, the whole family, including the girl and the charwoman, standing round in a semi-circle, ready to help.
Et, apres qu’on eut passé une demi-heure a soigner sa coupure, qu’on eut acheté un autre verre, qu’on eut apporté les outils, l’escabeau, la chaise et la lampe, la deuxieme tentative commençait. La famille entiere, y compris la bonne et la femme de ménage, se tenait autour de l’officiant, prete a l’assister dans ses oeuvres.