As John took his horse, and he followed me into the hall, he told me to make haste and put something dry on, and then return to him in the library; and he stopped me, as I made for the staircase, to extort a promise that I would not be long: nor was I long; in five minutes I rejoined him.
John se llevó el caballo y él me siguió a la casa. Me indicó que fuese a cambiarme de ropa, lo que hice a toda prisa.