Question

The handle turned, the door unclosed, and passing through and curtseying low, I looked up at--a black pillar!--such, at least, appeared to me, at first sight, the straight, narrow, sable-clad shape standing erect on the rug: the grim face at the top was like a carved mask, placed above the shaft by way of capital.

Accepted Answer

Al fin el picaporte giró y, erguida sobre la alfombra, divisé algo que a primera vista me pareció ser una columna negra, recta, angosta, en lo alto de la cual un rostro deforme era como una esculpida carátula que sirviese de capitel.

Back	The handle turned, the door unclosed, and passing through and curtseying low, I looked up at--a black pillar!--such, at least, appeared to me, at first sight, the straight, narrow, sable-clad shape standing erect on the rug: the grim face at the top was like a carved mask, placed above the shaft by way of capital.
Front	Al fin el picaporte giró y, erguida sobre la alfombra, divisé algo que a primera vista me pareció ser una columna negra, recta, angosta, en lo alto de la cual un rostro deforme era como una esculpida carátula que sirviese de capitel.

La Una De Handle Turned Door Unclosed Passing