Unfortunately, there was one circumstance which created a powerful obstacle to the accomplishment of this threat; which was, as we have related, that his sword had been in his first conflict broken in two, and which he had entirely forgotten.
Malheureusement une circonstance s'opposait à ce que le jeune homme accomplît sa menace: c'est que, comme nous l'avons dit, son épée avait été, dans sa première lutte, brisée en deux morceaux, ce qu'il avait parfaitement oublié.