Some of them were very tall; many were dressed in white; and all had a sweeping amplitude of array that seemed to magnify their persons as a mist magnifies the moon.
Quelques-unes étaient grandes, plusieurs d'entre elles habillées de blanc et toutes couvertes de vêtements amples et ondoyants qui les rendaient plus imposantes, comme les nuages qui entourent la lune l'agrandissent à nos yeux.