I stepped back, and was indeed struck with such a surprise that it put me into a cold sweat, and if I had had a hat on my head, I will not answer for it that my hair might not have lifted it off.
Je reculai tellement stupéfié, qu'une sueur froide me saisit, et que si j'eusse eu mon chapeau sur ma tête, assurément mes cheveux l'auraient jeté à terre.