When they had paid their tribute of politeness by curtsying to the lady of the house, they were permitted to mingle in the crowd, and take their share of the heat and inconvenience, to which their arrival must necessarily add.
Cuando hubieron cumplido con el deber de cortesía y saludaron respetuosamente a la señora de la casa, pudieron mezclarse con la multitud y sufrir su cuota de calor e incomodidad, necesariamente incrementados con su llegada.