A peine les enfants se trouvèrent-ils

When the verb is prececled by one or more of the following words, aussi, encore, peut-être, toujours, en vain, du moins, à peine, au moins, ainsi and tel, the subject is, as above, more elegantly placed after the verb.

117. lisse regardaient en dessous. — They looked askance at one another ; or, They looked sheepishly at one another.