A negotiation was opened through the medium of the ambassador, Sam; and after much pacing to and fro, till, I think, the said Sam's calves must have ached with the exercise, permission was at last, with great difficulty, extorted from the rigorous Sibyl, for the three to wait upon her in a body.
Se entablaron negociaciones, con Sam como mediador, y tras muchas idas y venidas, la sibila, no sin dificultades, autorizó la entrada de tres muchachas en un solo grupo.