The said Eliza, John, and Georgiana were now clustered round their mama in the drawing-room: she lay reclined on a sofa by the fireside, and with her darlings about her (for the time neither quarrelling nor crying) looked perfectly happy.
Eliza, John e Georgiana erano aggruppati in salotto attorno alla loro mamma; questa, sdraiata sul sofà accanto al fuoco e circondata dai suoi bambini, che in quel momento non questionavano fra loro né piangevano, pareva perfettamente felice.