Jim knew that his chance of a speedy victory was slipping away from him, and he came back again and again as swift as a flash to the attack without being able to get past the passive defence of the trained fighting-man.
Jim devinait que les chances d'une prompte victoire allaient lui glisser entre les doigts. Il revint, il multiplia ses attaques rapides comme l'éclair, sans pouvoir vaincre la résistance passive que lui opposait le professionnel expérimenté.