I briefly related to him what had transpired: the strange laugh I had heard in the gallery: the step ascending to the third storey; the smoke,--the smell of fire which had conducted me to his room; in what state I had found matters there, and how I had deluged him with all the water I could lay hands on.
Le relaté brevemente lo que sabía: la extraña risa en la galería, los pasos en la escalera del tercer piso, el olor a quemado que me condujo hasta su cuarto, el estado en que le había encontrado y cómo le anegara con cuanta agua pude hallar a mano.