The afternoon came on wet and somewhat misty: as it waned into dusk, I began to feel that we were getting very far indeed from Gateshead: we ceased to pass through towns; the country changed; great grey hills heaved up round the horizon: as twilight deepened, we descended a valley, dark with wood, and long after night had overclouded the prospect, I heard a wild wind rushing amongst trees.
De hautes montagnes grisâtres fermaient l'horizon; l'obscurité augmentait à mesure que nous descendions dans la vallée; tout autour de nous nous n'avions que des bois épais. Depuis longtemps la nuit avait entièrement voilé le paysage, et j'entendais encore dans les feuilles le murmure du vent.