Anéanti par ce coup effroyable, Jefferson Hope sentit la tete lui tourner et dut s’appuyer sur son fusil pour ne pas tomber, Mais il était avant tout un homme d’action, et il surmonta rapidement cette faiblesse passagere.
Bewildered and stunned by this blow, Jefferson Hope felt his head spin round, and had to lean upon his rifle to save himself from falling. He was essentially a man of action, however, and speedily recovered from his temporary impotence.