But, if you had judged from the numbers of people on their way to friendly gatherings, you might have thought that no one was at home to give them welcome when they got there, instead of every house expecting company, and piling up its fires half-chimney high.
Baina, lagunarteko bilkuratarantz bideratzen zen pertsona kopurua ikusita, iristerakoan etxean hauei ongietorria egiteko inor ez zela gelditzen pentsa zenezakete, etxean inor ez zela, konpainiaren zain eta sugarrak tximini erdira iritsi arte sua egurrez gainezkatuz.