I knew that he understood Arabic very well, and could not only speak but also write it; but before I disclosed the whole matter to him, I asked him to read for me this paper which I had found by accident in a hole in my cell.
Supe que sabía muy bien arábigo, y no solamente hablarlo, sino escribirlo; pero, antes que del todo me declarase con él, le dije que me leyese aquel papel, que acaso me había hallado en un agujero de mi rancho.