He went: I watched the light withdraw. He passed up the gallery very softly, unclosed the staircase door with as little noise as possible, shut it after him, and the last ray vanished. I was left in total darkness.
Il partit, et je suivis quelque temps la lumière; il traversa le corridor, ouvrit la porte de l'escalier aussi doucement que possible, la referma, et tout rentra dans l'obscurité.