A joyous stir was now audible in the hall: gentlemen's deep tones and ladies' silvery accents blent harmoniously together, and distinguishable above all, though not loud, was the sonorous voice of the master of Thornfield Hall, welcoming his fair and gallant guests under its roof.
On entendait un joyeux murmure dans la grande salle; les voix graves des messieurs et les accents argentins des dames se mêlaient harmonieusement.