And that wild-cat Rupert Hentzau was yet at large in the Castle. Yet, because I could better defend the narrow door at the top of the stairs than the wider entrance to the room, I dragged myself up the steps, and stood behind it listening.
Hala ere, hobeto defenda bainezakeen eskilaren gaineko ate estua gelako sarrera zabalagoa baino, mailak igo nituen arrastaka, eta atearen atzean geratu nintzen erne. Zer ote zen soinu hura?