The ordinary sitting-room and bedrooms I left much as they were: for I knew Diana and Mary would derive more pleasure from seeing again the old homely tables, and chairs, and beds, than from the spectacle of the smartest innovations. Still some novelty was necessary, to give to their return the piquancy with which I wished it to be invested.
La salita y los dormitorios fueron dejados como estaban, porque comprendí que a Diana y a Mary les placería hallarse en su ambiente acostumbrado, pero en cambio, una alcoba libre y un salón que no se usaba fueron decorados con bellos cortinajes y alfombras nuevas, con adornos de bronce cuidadosamente elegidos.