Previously, he had been half choked by the fulness of his blood, blinded by the thick vapour of breath surrounding him. At present, grown thin, and always shuddering, his manner had become anxious, while he experienced the lively and poignant sensations of a man of nervous temperament.
Auparavant, il étouffait sous le poids lourd de son sang, il restait aveuglé par l'épaisse vapeur de santé qui l'entourait; maintenant, maigri, frissonnant, il avait la verve inquiète, les sensations vives et poignantes des tempéraments nerveux.