I asked John to go down to the turn- pike-house, where I had dismissed the chaise, and bring my trunk, which I had left there: and then, while I removed my bonnet and shawl, I questioned Mary as to whether I could be accommodated at the Manor House for the night; and finding that arrangements to that effect, though difficult, would not be impossible, I informed her I should stay.
Je priai John de descendre à l'octroi, où j'avais quitté mon cabriolet, et d'y prendre ma malle que j'y avais laissée. Lorsque j'eus retiré mon châle et mon chapeau, je demandai à Marie si je ne pourrais pas coucher une nuit au manoir.