He struggled with the convicts, he called to Ayrton, he poured forth entreaties to that mysterious being,--that powerful unknown protector,--whose image was stamped upon his mind; then he again fell into a deep exhaustion which completely prostrated him.
Il suppliait cet être mystérieux, ce protecteur, disparu maintenant, et dont l'image l'obsédait... Puis il retombait dans une prostration profonde qui l'anéantissait tout entier...