Pathetic fallacy
There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, and a rain so penetrating, that further out-door exercise was now out of the question.
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Plain English
There was no chance of going for a walk that day. We had wandered in the leafless shrubbery for an hour that morning, but since dinner the cold winter wind had brought clouds so dark, and rain so penetrating, that any more outdoor exercise was now out of the question.