A negotiation was opened through the medium of the ambassador, Sam; and after much pacing to and fro, till, I think, the said Sam's calves must have ached with the exercise, permission was at last, with great difficulty, extorted from the rigorous Sibyl, for the three to wait upon her in a body.
Végre, mikor szegény Sam, azt hiszem, már alig állt a lábán a sok jövés-menéstől, a vén Sibylla hajlandó volt a három ifjú hölgyet testületileg fogadni.