On looking around him, however, as he could perceive no threatening object, as nothing indicated that he ran any real danger, as the bench was comfortably covered with a well-stuffed cushion, as the wall was ornamented with a beautiful Cordova leather, and as large red damask curtains, fastened back by gold clasps, floated before the window, he perceived by degrees that his fear was exaggerated, and he began to turn his head to the right and the left, upward and downward.
Sin embargo, como al mirar en torno suyo no viese ningún objeto amenazador, como nada indicase que corría un peligro real, como la banqueta estaba convenientemente blanda, como la pared estaba recubierta de hermoso cuero de Córdoba, como grandes cortinas de damasco rojo flotaban ante la ventana, retenidas por alzapaños de oro, comprendió poco a poco que su terror era exagerado, y comenzó a mover la cabeza de derecha a izquierda y de arriba abajo.