Er hatte sich die größtmöglichste Mühe gegeben, den Alten nicht erraten zu lassen, wer der Spanier sei, und doch schien ihn seine Zunge trotz aller Vorsicht in Ungelegenheiten bringen zu wollen.
He was trying his best to keep the old man from getting the faintest hint of who the Spaniard might be, and yet his tongue seemed determined to get him into trouble in spite of all he could do.