The night was, as has been said, dark, and they had happened to reach a spot in among some tall trees, whose leaves stirred by a gentle breeze made a low ominous sound; so that, what with the solitude, the place, the darkness, the noise of the water, and the rustling of the leaves, everything inspired awe and dread; more especially as they perceived that the strokes did not cease, nor the wind lull, nor morning approach; to all which might be added their ignorance as to where they were.
Era la noche, como se ha dicho, escura, y ellos acertaron a entrar entre unos árboles altos, cuyas hojas, movidas del blando viento, hacían un temeroso y manso ruido; de manera que la soledad, el sitio, la escuridad, el ruido del agua con el susurro de las hojas, todo causaba horror y espanto, y más cuando vieron que ni los golpes cesaban, ni el viento dormía, ni la mañana llegaba; añadiéndose a todo esto el ignorar el lugar donde se hallaban.