Tous tirent leurs sabres à la fois et tombent sur Fabrice ; il se crut mort ; mais il songea à la surprise du maréchal des logis, et ne voulut pas être méprisé de nouveau.
They all drew their sabres at once and fell on Fabrizio: he gave himself up for dead; but he thought of the serjeant's surprise, and was not anxious to earn his contempt again.