This ruddy shine issued from the great dining-room, whose two- leaved door stood open, and showed a genial fire in the grate, glancing on marble hearth and brass fire-irons, and revealing purple draperies and polished furniture, in the most pleasant radiance.
La lumière du feu permettait d'apercevoir des tentures rouges, des meubles bien brillants, et un groupe réuni autour de la cheminée.