She stood still, as if asking him whether it would not be better to continue as she had begun; but he repeated his command in a stern voice, pointing to a group of hummocks covered with water where there could not be anything.
Sabía que allí no podía haber nada, pero tenía que obedecer. Lo recorrió todo, segura de no encontrar nada, y volvió al lugar que había dejado.