The drawing- room, as I have before observed, was raised two steps above the dining- room, and on the top of the upper step, placed a yard or two back within the room, appeared a large marble basin--which I recognised as an ornament of the conservatory--where it usually stood, surrounded by exotics, and tenanted by gold fish--and whence it must have been transported with some trouble, on account of its size and weight.
Se veía en primer término un gran pilón de mármol, que reconocí como perteneciente al invernadero, donde solía hallarse rodeado de plantas exóticas y conteniendo algunos pececillos dorados. Sin duda debía de haber costado trabajo transportarlo, atendidos su volumen y peso.