Auch war die Luft sehr drückend, es gab keinen Treppenhof, die enge Treppe war auf beiden Seiten von Mauern eingeschlossen, in denen nur hier und da fast ganz oben kleine Fenster angebracht waren.
The air was also quite oppressive, there was no proper stairwell and the narrow steps were closed in by walls on both sides with no more than a small, high window here and there.