It was foolish, and he hastened his steps, so as not to yield to it; but his feet slackened of their own accord, and at the first lamppost he concealed himself in the shade.
C'était imbécile, il hâta le pas pour ne point y céder. Mais ses pieds se ralentissaient d'eux-memes, il finit, au premier réverbere, par se cacher dans l'ombre.