Als seine Schwestern und ich ihn eines Abends um die Schlafenszeit umstanden, küßte er sie beide, wie es seine Gewohnheit war; und ebenfalls seiner Gewohnheit gemäß reichte er mir die Hand.
One evening when, at bedtime, his sisters and I stood round him, bidding him good-night, he kissed each of them, as was his custom; and, as was equally his custom, he gave me his hand.