He listened at his master's door, and looked through the keyhole, as if he had a perfect right so to do, and as if he feared that something terrible might happen at any moment.
Il écoutait à la porte de la chambre de son maître, et, ce faisant, il ne pensait pas commettre la moindre indiscrétion ! Il regardait par le trou de la serrure, et il s'imaginait avoir ce droit !