On looking around him, however, as he could perceive no threatening object, as nothing indicated that he ran any real danger, as the bench was comfortably covered with a well-stuffed cushion, as the wall was ornamented with a beautiful Cordova leather, and as large red damask curtains, fastened back by gold clasps, floated before the window, he perceived by degrees that his fear was exaggerated, and he began to turn his head to the right and the left, upward and downward.
Cependant, comme, en regardant autour de lui, il ne voyait aucun objet menaçant, comme rien n'indiquait qu'il courût un danger réel, comme la banquette était convenablement rembourrée, comme la muraille était recouverte d'un beau cuir de Cordoue, comme de grands rideaux de damas rouge flottaient devant la fenêtre, retenus par des embrasses d'or, il comprit peu à peu que sa frayeur était exagérée, et il commença de remuer la tête à droite et à gauche et de bas en haut.