It revealed, too, a group near the mantelpiece: I had scarcely caught it, and scarcely become aware of a cheerful mingling of voices, amongst which I seemed to distinguish the tones of Adele, when the door closed.
À peine l'avais-je entrevu, et à peine avais-je entendu un mélange de voix, parmi lesquelles je distinguais celle d'Adèle, que la porte se referma.