<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMjumbe huyo wa mwisho alipanda ngazi kwa utulivu sana hivi kwamba alikuwa karibu kumfikia Tommy kabla ya kijana huyo kutambua kuwapo kwake.  <response>: This last-comer came up the stairs so quietly that he was almost abreast of Tommy before the young man had realized his presence. 