He was a late riser, as a rule, and as the clock on the mantelpiece showed me that it was only a quarter-past seven, I blinked up at him in some surprise, and perhaps just a little resentment, for I was myself regular in my habits.
Por lo general, se levantaba tarde, y en vista de que el reloj de la repisa sólo marcaba las siete y cuarto, le miré parpadeando con una cierta sorpresa, y tal vez algo de resentimiento, porque yo era persona de hábitos muy regulares.