The agile Frenchman was soon upon his feet again, and lost no time in knocking down two of his long-gowned adversaries with his fists and a vigorous application of his toes; then, rushing out of the pagoda as fast as his legs could carry him, he soon escaped the third priest by mingling with the crowd in the streets.
Le Français, vigoureux et agile, se releva vivement. D'un coup de poing et d'un coup de pied, il renversa deux de ses adversaires, fort empêtrés dans leurs longues robes, et, s'élançant hors de la pagode de toute la vitesse de ses jambes, il eut bientôt distancé le troisième Indou, qui s'était jeté sur ses traces, en ameutant la foule.