Still, of course, I never dared to leave the room for an instant, for I was not sure when he might come, and the billet was such a good one, and suited me so well, that I would not risk the loss of it.
Tog, natuurlik, ek het nooit gewaag om die kamer te verlaat vir ́n oomblik, want ek was nie seker wanneer hy sou uitkom, en die staaf was so ́n goeie een, en geskik vir my so goed, dat I sou nie die risiko loop die verlies daarvan.QED QED