My overstrung nerves failed me suddenly, and I turned and ran--ran as though some dreadful hand were behind me clutching at the skirt of my dress.
Mis nervios, que ya estaban de punta, me fallaron de repente, di media vuelta y eché a correr. Corrí como si detrás de mí hubiera una mano espantosa tratando de agarrar la falda de mi vestido.