But on this particular night he had not even the courage to ring. He said to himself that in a certain recess, formed by the entrance to the cellar, assassins were perhaps concealed, who would suddenly spring at his throat as he passed along.
Ce soir-là, il n'osait sonner, il se disait qu'il y avait peut-être, dans un certain renfoncement formé par l'entrée de la cave, des assassins qui lui sauteraient brusquement à la gorge quand il passerait.