The prisoner did not wish to lose time; and she resolved to make that very evening some attempts to ascertain the nature of the ground she had to work upon, by studying the characters of the men to whose guardianship she was committed.
La prisionera no quiso perder tiempo, y resolvió hacer, desde aquella misma noche, alguna tentativa para sondear el terreno estudiando el carácter de las personas a las que su custodia estaba confiada.