It was not a bright or splendid summer evening, though fair and soft: the haymakers were at work all along the road; and the sky, though far from cloudless, was such as promised well for the future: its blue--where blue was visible--was mild and settled, and its cloud strata high and thin.
Era una dolce e calma serata d'estate, ma non brillante e splendida. Lungo la via i falciatori di fieno lavoravano ancora, e, nonostante alcune nuvole, il cielo prometteva ancora il bel tempo, ed era dolce e sereno nei punti in cui si scorgeva.