But youth had gained the upper hand; and, as frequently happens, in spite of prognostications and diagnoses, nature had amused herself by saving the sick man under the physician's very nose.
Toutefois, la jeunesse avait repris le dessus ; et, chose qui arrive souvent, nonobstant pronostics et diagnostics, la nature s’était amusée à sauver le malade à la barbe du médecin.