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

So I wrote to the advertiser.

Então escrevi ao anunciante.

The reply was written in a sprawling feminine hand.

A resposta vinha escrita numa letra feminina desajeitada.

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

Parecia que o preço seria de cinco guinéus; mas não havia menção do tempo que essa quantia cobriria.

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

Parecia que eu poderia chegar na véspera de Natal, mas não havia nenhuma pista de quando deveria partir, se é que algum dia.

The whole thing was a trifle odd.

A coisa toda era um tanto estranha.

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.

Nada se dizia sobre o tipo de acomodação que seria oferecida, nada sobre a espécie de casa que se mantinha, nem sobre a mesa que se servia.

No references were offered or asked for.

Nenhuma referência era oferecida ou pedida.

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

Ora, é algo notável que eu sempre tive uma extraordinária predileção pelo nome Madge.

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

E, no entanto, desde menino desejei conhecer uma. Eis que se oferecia uma oportunidade.