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

So I wrote to the advertiser.

Maka aku menulis surat kepada pemasang iklan itu.

The reply was written in a sprawling feminine hand.

Balasannya ditulis dengan tulisan tangan perempuan yang berantakan.

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

Tampaknya biayanya lima guinea; tetapi tidak disebutkan berapa lama waktu yang dicakup oleh biaya itu.

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

Tampaknya aku boleh tiba pada malam Natal, tetapi tak ada petunjuk kapan aku harus pergi, kalau memang pernah.

The whole thing was a trifle odd.

Semua ini agak ganjil.

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.

Tidak disebutkan apa pun tentang jenis penginapan yang akan disediakan, tentang macam rumah tangga yang dijalankan, atau hidangan yang disajikan.

No references were offered or asked for.

Tak ada referensi yang ditawarkan ataupun diminta.

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

Nah, sungguh hal yang luar biasa bahwa sejak dulu aku amat menyukai nama Madge.

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

Namun, sejak kecil aku ingin bertemu dengan seorang Madge. Kini kesempatan itu datang.