We were thrown on top of each other, and I have no idea how the venture would have ended had not the Canadian, still thirsting for the beast's blood, finally pierced it to the heart.
Nous étions renversés les uns sur les autres, et je ne sais trop comment aurait fini l'aventure, si le Canadien, toujours acharné contre la bête, ne l'eût enfin frappée au coeur.