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.
Andai a trovar difatti tutta la comitiva riunita per la cena; ma nessuno era seduto, le vivande erano state preparate sulla credenza e gli invitati si servivano da sé e mangiavano ritti ridendo.