四下环顾 meaning in English

look about

After sitting so for some time he got up , and with steps more hurried than his wont , he crossed the long corridor , looking round him with frightened eyes , and went to the back part of the house to the apartments of the eldest princess
他这样坐了片刻，便站立起来，用惊恐的目光向四下环顾一番，不像惯常那样，他迈着急急匆匆的脚步，经过走廊，到住宅后院去找公爵的大小姐了。