There was now visible a house or houses--for the building spread far--with many windows, and lights burning in some; we went up a broad pebbly path, splashing wet, and were admitted at a door; then the servant led me through a passage into a room with a fire, where she left me alone.
Avevo allora davanti una casa, o, per dir meglio, una serie di case, che occupavano una vasta area. Le loro facciate eran forate da molte finestre, poche delle quali erano illuminate.