There was little of it to be seen now, only the red belching of the guns flashing quickly out of the cloudbank, and the black figures--stooping, straining, mopping, sponging--working like devils, and at devilish work.
On ne distinguait guère que la flamme rouge, jaillissant de la gueule des canons, à travers le nuage de fumée, et les silhouettes noires se baissant, tirant, écouvillonnant, chargeant, actives comme des diables, et toutes à leur oeuvre diabolique.