Porthos began to hope that the thing would take place at the present sitting, and in that same locality; but the procurator would listen to nothing, he would be taken to his room, and was not satisfied till he was close to his chest, upon the edge of which, for still greater precaution, he placed his feet.
Porthos esperaba que tendría lugar a continuación y en aquel mismo lugar; pero el procurador maldito no quiso oír nada: hubo que llevarlo a su habitación y gritó hasta que estuvo delante de su armario, sobre cuyo reborde, por mayor precaución aún, posó sus pies.