Audiobook Dictation: “So I wrote to the advertiser…”

So I wrote to the advertiser.

Así que escribí al anunciante.

The reply was written in a sprawling feminine hand.

La respuesta estaba escrita con una letra femenina desgarbada.

It appeared that the terms would be five guineas; but there was no mention of the length of time which that fee would cover.

Al parecer, las condiciones serían cinco guineas; pero no se mencionaba cuánto tiempo cubriría esa tarifa.

I might arrive, it seemed, on Christmas Eve, but there was no hint as to when I was to go, if ever.

Al parecer, podía llegar en Nochebuena, pero no había ni un indicio de cuándo debía irme, si es que alguna vez.

The whole thing was a trifle odd.

Todo aquello era un tanto extraño.

There was nothing said about the sort of accommodation which would be provided, nothing about the kind of establishment which was maintained, or the table which was kept.

No se decía nada sobre el tipo de alojamiento que se proporcionaría, nada sobre la clase de casa que se llevaba, ni sobre la mesa que se servía.

No references were offered or asked for.

No se ofrecían ni se pedían referencias.

Now it is a remarkable thing that I have always had an extraordinary predilection for the name Madge.

Ahora bien, es cosa notable que siempre he sentido una extraordinaria predilección por el nombre de Madge.

And yet, from my boyhood upward, I have desired to meet one. Here was an opportunity offered.

Y, sin embargo, desde mi niñez he deseado conocer a una. Aquí se me ofrecía una oportunidad.