少顷 meaning in Chinese

[书面语] after a short while; after a few moments; presently

A few moments later he emerges from under the shutter puffing poldy , blowing bloohoom
少顷，呼哧呼哧的布卢姆，气喘吁吁的波尔迪，又从百叶窗底下钻出来。
With a cry he suddenly vanished and the panel slid back . an instant later his head appeared in the door opposite and said : meet me at westland row station at ten past eleven
少顷，彼在对面门口露头，曰： “十一时十分，到韦斯特兰横街车站222与吾碰头。 ”
And childe leopold did up his beaver for to pleasure him and took apertly somewhat in amity for he never drank no manner of mead which he then put by and anon full privily he voided the more part in his neighbour glass and his neighbour wist not of his wile
贵胄利奥波德为了讨好，乃掀起面甲18 ，略加品尝以示亲睦。然而彼素无饮蜂蜜酒之习惯，遂将酒杯置于一旁，少顷潜将大半杯倾入邻人杯中，邻人则浑然不觉。