We were all puzzled, though filled with joy at what had taken place; and as none of us understood Arabic, great was our curiosity to know what the paper contained, and still greater the difficulty of finding some one to read it.
Quedamos todos confusos y alegres con lo sucedido; y, como ninguno de nosotros no entendía el arábigo, era grande el deseo que teníamos de entender lo que el papel contenía, y mayor la dificultad de buscar quien lo leyese.