We guard our secret very jealously, however, and if it once became known that we had hydraulic engineers coming to our little house, it would soon rouse inquiry, and then, if the facts came out, it would be good-bye to any chance of getting these fields and carrying out our plans.
Sin embargo, guardamos nuestro secreto celosamente, y si se llegara a saber que a nuestra casa vienen ingenieros hidráulicos, alguien podría sentirse curioso; y si salieran a relucir los hechos, adiós a la posibilidad de hacernos con los campos y llevar a cabo nuestros planes.