The stranger came early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow, the last snowfall of the year, ov
er the down, walking from Bramblehurst railway station, and carrying a little black portmanteau in his thickly gloved hand. What does the term portmanteau mean in the first paragraph?
A) leather suitcase
B) leather gloves
C) leather coat
D) leather hat
"During the shop’s peak hours – from eight in the evening till around midnight – one could hardly hear oneself talk because of the boisterous chatters that went on."