He was right as to the arrangement of the letters; he was right as to the language.

He had been within a hair's breadth of reading this Latin document from end to end; but that hair's breadth, chance had given it to me! You may be sure I felt stirred up.

My eyes were dim, I could scarcely see.

I had laid the paper upon the table.

At a glance I could tell the whole secret.
At last I became more calm.