We descended. Fortunately there was another entrance to the drawing-room than that through the saloon where they were all seated at dinner. We found the apartment vacant; a large fire burning silently on the marble hearth, and wax candles shining in bright solitude, amid the exquisite flowers with which the tables were adorned.
Heureusement il n'était pas nécessaire de passer par la salle à manger pour entrer dans le salon, que nous trouvâmes vide; un beau feu brûlait silencieusement sur le foyer de marbre, et les bougies brillaient au milieu des fleurs exquises qui ornaient les tables.