I dodged back into the alley and waited a minute.

我往后一闪，躲进胡同里等了一会儿。

I was the first one to come, so I waited a minute to meet my roommates.

我是第一个来到的，所以我等了下才见到室友。

I then followed into the room in which Lenin works and waited a minute for his coming.

然后我被带领着进入了列宁的办公室，在那儿等着他的到来。