Afterwards he went up to the engine, and looked at the crank, which was motionless, like the joint of a colossal limb struck by paralysis. He touched the metal, which had already cooled, and the cold made him shudder as though he had touched a corpse.
Ensuite, il monta a la machine, en contempla la bielle immobile, pareille a l'articulation d'un membre colossal frappé de paralysie, en toucha le métal refroidi déja, dont le froid lui donna un frisson, comme s'il avait touché un mort.