People wanted them to sit on the grass, and the grass was dusty; and the tree-trunks, against which they were invited to lean, did not appear to have been brushed for weeks; so they spread their handkerchiefs on the ground and sat on those, bolt upright.
Gli altri vollero sedersi sull’erba, e l’erba era impolverata, e i tronchi degli alberi, contro i quali furono invitate ad appoggiarsi, pareva che non fossero stati spazzolati da settimane: così stesero i loro fazzoletti al suolo e si sedettero sui fazzoletti, come impalate.