Notwithstanding that his heart rose with repugnance, notwithstanding the shudders that sometimes ran through his frame, for over a week he went and examined the countenance of all the drowned persons extended on the slabs.
Malgré les répugnances qui lui soulevaient le coeur, malgré les frissons qui le secouaient parfois, il alla pendant plus de huit jours, régulièrement, examiner le visage de tous les noyés étendus sur les dalles.