English to Spanish Art/Literary Poetry & Literature

En una novela del siglo XVIII en Inglaterra.

"Who is the man next door?"
"Perhaps the crossing sweep can tell us his name? I shall ask"
"Aye, perhaps."
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"Is his wife blonde?
She shook her head. "A redhead -and, according to the crossing sweep, an actress," she answered. "She moved out this afternoon."

He buscado por mnuchos sitios pero no acierto a encontrar nada que tenga sentido. No sé si se trata de una persona chismosa que se entera de todo, o qué...
¿Sabéis vosotros de qué se trata?

Muchas gracias y feliz domingo