Athos went round the house before he could distinguish the door, amid the red color in which the house was painted. No light appeared through the chinks of the shutters; no noise gave reason to believe that it was inhabited. It was dark and silent as the tomb.
Athos dio una vuelta a la casa antes de distinguir la puerta en medio del color rojizo con que aquella casa estaba pintada; ninguna luz se colaba por las cortaduras de las contraventanas, ningún ruido dejaba suponer que estuviese habitada, era sombría y muda como una tumba.