"It is well I drew the curtain," thought I; and I wished fervently he might not discover my hiding-place: nor would John Reed have found it out himself; he was not quick either of vision or conception; but Eliza just put her head in at the door, and said at once--
Y deseaba con todo fervor que no descubriera mi escondite. John Reed no lo hubiera encontrado probablemente, ya que su sagacidad no era mucha, pero Eliza, que asomó en aquel momento la cabeza por la puerta, dijo: