Dutch Sam thrust the brandy-bladder between his teeth, while Mendoza shook him savagely and howled insults in his ear, but neither the spirits nor the sense of injury could break into that serene insensibility.
Sam le Hollandais lui fourra la vessie de brandy entre les dents, pendant que Mendoza le secouait avec fureur en lui hurlant des injures aux oreilles; mais ni l'alcool ni les injures ne pouvaient le faire sortir de cette insensibilité sereine.