Having made sure that she was alone, and wishing to take her by surprise (he had not promised to come that day and she would certainly not expect him to come before the races), he went, holding up his sword and stepping carefully along the sand-strewn flower-bordered path to the verandah facing the garden.
Y, seguro ya de que Ana estaba sola, y deseando sorprenderla, ya que no le había anunciado su visita para hoy y no debía esperar verle antes de las carreras, se dirigió, suspendiendo el sable y pisando con precaución la arena del sendero bordeado de flores, a la terraza que daba al jardín.