I found all the party in the dining-room at supper, as Mr. Rochester had said; they were not seated at table,--the supper was arranged on the sideboard; each had taken what he chose, and they stood about here and there in groups, their plates and glasses in their hands.
Mais personne ne s'était mis à table; le souper avait été arrangé sur le buffet, les invités avaient pris ce qu'ils voulaient et s'étaient réunis en groupe, portant leurs assiettes et leurs verres dans leurs mains.