As if in the superhuman energy of his utterance there had been found the potency of a spell, the huge antique panels to which the speaker pointed threw slowly back, upon the instant, their ponderous and ebony jaws.
À l'instant même, comme si l'énergie surhumaine de sa parole eût acquis la toute puissance d'un charme, les vastes et antiques panneaux que désignait Usher entrouvrirent lentement leurs lourdes mâchoires d'ébène.