Il fallut y renoncer ; alors il remonta le courant, son cheval ayant de l’eau jusqu’à la tête, et enfin trouva une sorte d’abreuvoir ; par cette pente douce il gagna facilement le champ de l’autre côté du canal.
He had to abandon the attempt; then he rode up stream, his horse being up to its head in water, and at last found a sort of drinking-place. By this gentle slope he was easily able to reach the field on the other side of the canal.