He climbed the plateau at the risk of being perceived and fired at, tried to extinguish the fire which was consuming the buildings of the poultry-yard, and had struggled, though in vain, against it until the cart appeared at the edge of the wood.
Il était remonté sur le plateau, au risque d'y recevoir quelque balle, il avait essayé d'éteindre l'incendie qui consumait les bâtiments de la basse- cour, et il avait lutté, mais inutilement, contre le feu, jusqu'au moment où le chariot parut sur la lisière du bois.