We were, as I have said, in the dining-room: the lustre, which had been lit for dinner, filled the room with a festal breadth of light; the large fire was all red and clear; the purple curtains hung rich and ample before the lofty window and loftier arch; everything was still, save the subdued chat of Adele (she dared not speak loud), and, filling up each pause, the beating of winter rain against the panes.
El rojo fuego ardía alegremente y los cortinajes de púrpura pendían, ricos y amplios, de los altos ventanales y el elevado arco de acceso. Todo estaba en silencio, y sólo se oían el cuchicheo de Adèle, que no se atrevía a hablar alto, y el batir de la lluvia invernal en los cristales.