Too late, though; the damage was done; the horse appeared to have strained a tendon or else to have broken something, for he drooped his head dismally and kept one of his legs held up under his belly; he was trembling all over; his saddle, too, was half off his back.
Trop tard, car le mal était, déjà fait ; le cheval devait avoir un nerf foulé, quelque chose de brisé peut-être, car il se tenait piteusement la tête basse, sa selle à demi dessanglée sur le dos, une patte repliée sous son ventre et toute tremblante.