It mattered not that they made him sea-sick--he made no account of this inconvenience; and, whilst his body was writhing under their effects, his spirit bounded with hopeful exultation.
Il était bien un peu malade, mais qu'importe ! Il ne comptait pas ses nausées, et, quand son corps se tordait sous le mal de mer, son esprit s'ébaudissait d'une immense satisfaction.