The heart of the young Gascon beat as if it would burst through his side--not from fear, God be thanked, he had not the shade of it, but with emulation; he fought like a furious tiger, turning ten times round his adversary, and changing his ground and his guard twenty times.
Le coeur du jeune Gascon battait à lui briser la poitrine, non pas de peur, Dieu merci! il n'en avait pas l'ombre, mais d'émulation; il se battait comme un tigre en fureur, tournant dix fois autour de son adversaire, changeant vingt fois ses gardes et son terrain.