In a little while, however, she again heard a little pattering of footsteps in the distance, and she looked up eagerly, half hoping that the Mouse had changed his mind, and was coming back to finish his story.
Ma alcuni momenti dopo avvertì di nuovo uno scalpiccio in lontananza, e guardò fissamente nella speranza che il Topo, dopo averci ripensato, tornasse per finire il suo racconto.