Besides there would have been interminable hesitation before this choice of roads; for since there was no indication whatever to guide our choice, we were obliged to trust to chance.
D'ailleurs toute hésitation devant ce double chemin se serait prolongée indéfiniment, car nul indice ne pouvait déterminer le choix de l'un ou de l'autre; il fallait s'en remettre absolument au hasard.