I proceeded: at last my way opened, the trees thinned a little; presently I beheld a railing, then the house--scarce, by this dim light, distinguishable from the trees; so dank and green were its decaying walls.
Presto scorsi una cancellata, poi una casa. L'oscurità impediva quasi di distinguerla dagli alberi, tanto le mura erano scure, umide e verdastre.