Aber zum Unglück war es gerade die Mutter, welche zuerst zurückkehrte, während Grete im Nebenzimmer den Kasten umfangen hielt und ihn allein hin und her schwang, ohne ihn natürlich von der Stelle zu bringen.
He meant to be as careful and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself without, of course, moving it an inch.