The wind roared high in the great trees which embowered the gates; but the road as far as I could see, to the right hand and the left, was all still and solitary: save for the shadows of clouds crossing it at intervals as the moon looked out, it was but a long pale line, unvaried by one moving speck.
A szél bömbölve rázta a kaput őrző hatalmas fákat, de az országút mindkét irányban csendes volt és elhagyatott, csak a felhők árnyékai kergetőztek rajta, mikor a hold egy-egy pillanatra előbukkant.