In the very meridian of the night's enjoyment, about an hour after tea, a rap was heard at the door. Hannah entered with the intimation that "a poor lad was come, at that unlikely time, to fetch Mr. Rivers to see his mother, who was drawing away."
A metà della serata udimmo bussare alla porta; Anna venne a dire che un povero ragazzo era venuto a chiamare il signor Rivers per la madre moribonda.