I too rose reluctantly; it was bitter cold, and I dressed as well as I could for shivering, and washed when there was a basin at liberty, which did not occur soon, as there was but one basin to six girls, on the stands down the middle of the room.
Tardé algo en levantarme, porque hacía un frío agudo y, cuando al fin me vestí, tuve que compartir el lavabo con otras seis muchachas, lo que no hubiera ocurrido de haberme levantado antes.