'Alas!' says he aloud, 'there's all my mirth spoiled at once; sir W---- has sent his coach for me, and desires to speak with me upon some earnest business.'
--Hélas! dit-il à haute voix, voilà tout mon plaisir gâté d'un seul coup; sir W... envoie son carrosse pour me ramener: il désire me parler.