The crimson curtain hung before the arch: slight as was the separation this drapery formed from the party in the adjoining saloon, they spoke in so low a key that nothing of their conversation could be distinguished beyond a soothing murmur.
L'arco che metteva nella sala da pranzo era chiuso dalla portiera rossa, ma questa sottile divisione bastava a non farmi afferrare i discorsi che si tenevano a tavola.