It was but a poor boy, miserably ill-clad, a sufferer from poverty, and our aspect seemed to alarm him a great deal; in fact, only half clothed, with ragged hair and beards, we were a suspicious-looking party; and if the people of the country knew anything about thieves, we were very likely to frighten them.
C'était une espèce de petit pauvre, très misérablement vêtu, assez souffreteux, et que notre aspect parut effrayer beaucoup; en effet, demi-nus, avec nos barbes incultes, nous avions fort mauvaise mine, et, à moins que ce pays ne fût un pays de voleurs, nous étions faite de manière à effrayer ses habitants.