With his fair hair devoid of lustre, his sparse beard, his face covered with red blotches, he resembled a sickly, spoilt child arrived at manhood.
Shortly before ten o'clock, the old lady awoke.

The shop was then closed, and all the family went upstairs to bed.

The tabby cat followed the party purring, and rubbing its head against each bar of the banisters.
The lodging above comprised three apartments.

The staircase led to a dining-room which also did duty as drawing-room.

In a niche on the left stood a porcelain stove; opposite, a sideboard; then chairs were arranged along the walls, and a round table occupied the centre.