He was particularly anxious to avoid marring the freshness of the magnificent baldric we are acquainted with; but on timidly opening his eyes, he found himself with his nose fixed between the two shoulders of Porthos--that is to say, exactly upon the baldric.
Il redoutait surtout d'avoir porté atteinte à la fraîcheur du magnifique baudrier que nous connaissons; mais, en ouvrant timidement les yeux, il se trouva le nez collé entre les deux épaules de Porthos c'est-à-dire précisément sur le baudrier.