Ich erzählte ihm kurz, was ich bemerkt hatte, das seltsame Lachen in der Galerie, der leise Tritt, welcher in das dritte Stockwerk emporstieg; der Rauch – der Brandgeruch, welcher mich an seine Thür geführt hatte; in welchem Zustande ich ihn da gefunden hatte, und wie ich ihn mit allem Wasser, dessen ich habhaft werden konnte, überflutet hatte.
I briefly related to him what had transpired: the strange laugh I had heard in the gallery: the step ascending to the third storey; the smoke,--the smell of fire which had conducted me to his room; in what state I had found matters there, and how I had deluged him with all the water I could lay hands on.