They were then, with no other delay than his pointing out the neatness of the entrance, taken into the house; and as soon as they were in the parlour, he welcomed them a second time, with ostentatious formality to his humble abode, and punctually repeated all his wife's offers of refreshment.
Au salon, il leur souhaita une seconde fois la bienvenue dans son modeste presbytere et répéta ponctuellement les offres de rafraîchissements que sa femme faisait aux voyageurs.