First of all Jeanlin, standing above, had to let the body slide down, while Étienne, hanging on to the bushes, had to accompany it to enable it to pass the first two ladders where the rungs were broken.
D'abord, il fallut que Jeanlin, resté en haut, laissât glisser le corps, pendant que lui, pendu aux broussailles, l'accompagnait, pour l'aider a franchir les deux premiers paliers, ou des échelons se trouvaient rompus.