In the very meridian of the night's enjoyment, about an hour after tea, a rap was heard at the door. Hannah entered with the intimation that "a poor lad was come, at that unlikely time, to fetch Mr. Rivers to see his mother, who was drawing away."
Vers le milieu de la soirée, à peu près une heure après le thé, on entendit un coup à la porte; Anna entra nous dire qu'un pauvre garçon venait chercher M. Rivers pour sa mère mourante.