The refectory was a great, low-ceiled, gloomy room; on two long tables smoked basins of something hot, which, however, to my dismay, sent forth an odour far from inviting.
El refectorio era una sala grande, baja de techo y sombría. En dos largas mesas humeaban recipientes llenos de algo que, con gran disgusto mío, estaba lejos de despedir un olor atractivo.