He himself considered the game doubtful. Before the strike he felt uncertain of the result, and had simply yielded to facts; and now, after having been intoxicated with rebellion, he came back to this first doubt, despairing of making the Company yield.
Lui, pensait la partie compromise; avant la greve, il doutait du résultat, il avait simplement cédé aux faits; et, maintenant, apres s'etre grisé de rébellion, il revenait a ce premier doute, désespérant de faire céder la Compagnie.