The poor little wretch had a wart on his left eye, his head placed directly on his shoulders, his spinal column was crooked, his breast bone prominent, and his legs bowed; but he appeared to be lively; and although it was impossible to say in what language he lisped, his cry indicated considerable force and health.
Le pauvre petit diable avait une verrue sur l’œil gauche, la tête dans les épaules, la colonne vertébrale arquée, le sternum proéminent, les jambes torses ; mais il paraissait vivace ; et quoiqu’il fût impossible de savoir quelle langue il bégayait, son cri annonçait quelque force et quelque santé.