Citation de Nastasia-B
C'était la nuit de Noël, et dans la grande maison, on n'entendait pas un bruit, pas même la plus petite souris. Les chaussettes avaient été soigneusement accrochées au manteau de la cheminée, dans l'espoir que le Père Noël ne tarderait pas à passer. Les enfants se pelotonnaient dans leur lit douillet, rêvant déjà farandoles de bonbons et dragées. Ma femme ajustait sa charlotte, et moi mon bonnet. Nous étions prêts pour une longue nuit d'hiver.
Soudain monta du jardin un tel chahut que je sautai à bas de mon lit pour voir ce qu'il était advenu.
('Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar plums danc'd in their heads,
And Mama in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap —
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.)
Soudain monta du jardin un tel chahut que je sautai à bas de mon lit pour voir ce qu'il était advenu.
('Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar plums danc'd in their heads,
And Mama in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap —
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.)
