The rush of women increased, and fearing they would be carried away, he adopted the desperate method of pushing his aunt and the girls before him, in order to reach the front steps, by passing through the besiegers.
Le flot des femmes croissait, il craignit d'etre débordé, il prit le parti désespéré de pousser devant lui sa tante et les jeunes filles, pour gagner le perron, au travers des assiégeants.