He would not give in and ended by mastering the timid beast, but the stone was so embedded that Meaulnes was obliged to use his peasant's knife before he could get it out.
Il s’obstina et finit par triompher de la bête peureuse ; mais le caillou se trouvait si bien enfoncé que Meaulnes dut sortir son couteau de paysan pour en venir à bout.