THE BALL HAD ONLY JUST BEGUN when Kitty and her mother ascended the broad staircase which was deluged with light, decorated with flowering plants, and occupied by powdered footmen in red liveries.
Il ballo era appena cominciato quando Kitty, accompagnata dalla madre, faceva il suo ingresso sulla scala grande inondata di luce e piena di fiori e di servitori incipriati e in giacca rossa.