They delayed and were left fifty metres behind; he was lifting her, in spite of her resistance, when the gallery was suddenly stopped up; an enormous block fell in and separated them from the others.
Ils s'attardaient, de cinquante metres en arriere, et il la soulevait malgré sa résistance, lorsque la galerie brusquement se boucha: un bloc énorme qui s'effondrait et les séparait des autres.