I could talk a while when the evening commenced, but the first gush of vivacity and fluency gone, I was fain to sit on a stool at Diana's feet, to rest my head on her knee, and listen alternately to her and Mary, while they sounded thoroughly the topic on which I had but touched.
Potevo parlare un momento in principio di serata, ma appena era svanito il primo eccitamento, dovevo sedermi ai piedi di Diana, posarle la testa in grembo e ascoltare lei o la sorella; e allora esse approfondivano quello che io avevo appena accennato.