As long as we were protected on the inside of the winding staircase up the tower, all was well enough; but after toiling up a hundred and fifty steps the fresh air came to salute my face, and we were on the leads of the tower.
Tant que nous fûmes emprisonnés dans la vis intérieure, tout alla bien; mais après cent cinquante marches l'air vint me frapper au visage; nous étions parvenus à la plate-forme du clocher.