We descended. Fortunately there was another entrance to the drawing-room than that through the saloon where they were all seated at dinner. We found the apartment vacant; a large fire burning silently on the marble hearth, and wax candles shining in bright solitude, amid the exquisite flowers with which the tables were adorned.
La sala era vuota e un bel fuoco ardeva nel caminetto di marmo, e le candele brillavano in mezzo ai fiori rari.