Which scene from the inferno do both gustave doré and william blake depict?

Which rhetorical device is used in this excerpt from "the danger of lying in bed" by mark twain? "if i am going to travel by rail i shan't need it. lying at home in bed is the thing i am afraid of."

How can i but "as william walking with his wife was seen"as a short sentnse

Is the use of another person exact words