We were just in time to catch a glimpse of the tall, black-bearded figure, his shoulders rounded, as he tip-toed down the passage. Then he passed through the same door as before, and the light of the candle framed it in the darkness and shot one single yellow beam across the gloom of the corridor.
Doszliśmy na palcach do drugiego skrzydła w chwili, gdy kamerdyner wsuwał się do pokoju, na końcu korytarza.