Fabrice était tout essoufflé et ne pouvait parler ; le coup de pommeau d’épée dans la figure le faisait beaucoup souffrir, et son nez saignait abondamment ; il para plusieurs coups avec son couteau de chasse et porta plusieurs bottes sans trop savoir ce qu’il faisait ; il lui semblait vaguement être à un assaut public.
Fabrizio was quite out of breath and could not speak: the blow on his face from the sword-hilt was causing him a great deal of pain, and his nose was bleeding abundantly. He parried a number of strokes with his hunting knife, and made a number of passes without knowing quite what he was doing.