Even when we finally retired for the night, the inevitable Miss Gryce was still my companion: we had only a short end of candle in our candlestick, and I dreaded lest she should talk till it was all burnt out; fortunately, however, the heavy supper she had eaten produced a soporific effect: she was already snoring before I had finished undressing.
Nous n'avions plus qu'un petit bout de chandelle, et je tremblais à l'idée de le voir finir avant le bavardage de ma compagne. Heureusement son souper produisit un effet soporifique; je n'avais pas achevé de me déshabiller, que déjà elle ronflait.