The slightest help from without would have sufficed to restore his morale, the difficulty to be overcome was not great; but he was alone, as lonely as a vessel abandoned in mid-ocean.
Le moindre secours extérieur eût suffi pour lui remettre le cœur, la difficulté à vaincre n’était pas bien grande ; mais il était seul comme une barque abandonnée au milieu de l’océan.