There! put the drawings away!" I had scarce tied the strings of the portfolio, when, looking at his watch, he said abruptly-- "It is nine o'clock: what are you about, Miss Eyre, to let Adele sit up so long?
J'avais à peine noué les cordons du portefeuille, que, regardant sa montre, il dit brusquement: «Il est neuf heures; à quoi pensez-vous, mademoiselle Eyre, de laisser Adèle veiller si tard?