Habían alcanzado ya la base de la colina, donde se hallaba congregada una multitud de peregrinos: mujeres pálidas y de ojos medrosos, niños fuertes y reidores, varones de expresión alucinada.
They had reached the base of the hill by this time, and were surrounded by crowds of the pilgrims—pale-faced meek-looking women, strong laughing children, and anxious earnest-eyed men.