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."
Cuando estábamos en el momento más grato de aquella noche, una hora después del té, oímos llamar a la puerta, y Hannah entró con la noticia de que estaba allí un pobre muchacho a rogar que Mr. Rivers fuese a visitar a su madre, moribunda.