They did well to hasten, for at a turn of the path near a clearing they saw the lad thrown on the ground and in the grasp of a savage being, apparently a gigantic ape, who was about to do him some great harm.
Ils firent bien de se hâter, car, au tournant du sentier, près d'une clairière, ils aperçurent le jeune garçon terrassé par un être sauvage, un gigantesque singe sans doute, qui allait lui faire un mauvais parti.