During the journey he followed her and watched her proceed with tense back, her fists so low that she seemed trotting on all fours, like one of those dwarf beasts that perform at circuses.
Pendant un voyage, il la suivit, la regarda filer, la croupe tendue, les poings si bas, qu'elle semblait trotter a quatre pattes, ainsi qu'une de ces betes naines qui travaillent dans les cirques.