It seems they had come in the carriage with their reverend relative, and had been conducting a rummaging scrutiny of the room upstairs, while he transacted business with the housekeeper, questioned the laundress, and lectured the superintendent.
Debían de haber venido en coche con su reverendo esposo y padre y, al parecer, habían procedido a examinar los cuartos de arriba, mientras él se dedicaba a verificar las cuentas del ama de llaves y la lavandera.