Complex sentence: Mrs. Fortescue asks for a lift into town-as she has had her own driving license revoked for speeding-and Hyacinth goes to enormous lengths to impress her, even forcing Richard to rehearse how he is going to ring her doorbell.
Split into simpler sentences: Mrs. Fortescue asks for a lift into town-as she has had her own driving license revoked for speeding-and Hyacinth goes to enormous lengths to impress her. Even forcing Richard to rehearse how he is going to ring her doorbell.