Vers le milieu de la hauteur, il sentit tout à coup ses bras perdre leur force ; il croit même qu’il lâcha la corde un instant ; mais bientôt il la reprit ; peut-être, dit-il, il se retint aux broussailles sur lesquelles il glissait et qui l’écorchaient.
About halfway down, he suddenly felt his arms lose their strength; he thought afterwards that he had even let go the cord for an instant, but he soon caught hold of it again; possibly, he said, he had held on to the bushes into which he slipped, receiving some scratches from them.