At that moment a little accident supervened, which seemed decreed by fate purposely to prove the truth of the adage, that "misfortunes never come singly," and to add to their distresses the vexing one of the slip between the cup and the lip.
In quel momento sopravvenne un piccolo incidente che pareva fatto apposta per avvalorare il proverbio che dice: "Una disgrazia non vien mai sola".