A sudden hush announced that the men were on their feet again, and so skilfully had the seconds done their work, that neither looked a jot the worse for what had passed.
Un silence soudain fit comprendre que les deux hommes étaient de nouveau face-à-face. Les seconds s'étaient si habilement acquittés de leur tâche, que ni l'un ni l'autre ne paraissait avoir souffert de ce qui s'était passé.