Complex sentence: When Maggie says she's bringing him to tea, Hen runs out to buy French wine, Horace swots up on his Polish dictionary, etc. Finally they meet the fellow, who greets the family in broad Scots.
Split into simpler sentences: When Maggie says she's bringing him to tea, Hen runs out to buy French wine and Horace swots up on his Polish dictionary. Finally, they meet the fellow, who greets the family in broad Scots.