Fabrice s’approcha du cheval et passa la bride dans son bras gauche, sans perdre de vue le soldat qui s’éloignait lentement ; quand Fabrice le vit à une cinquantaine de pas, il sauta lestement sur le cheval.
Fabrizio went up to the horse and passed the rein over his left arm, without losing sight of the soldier, who was moving slowly away; when our hero saw that he had gone fifty paces, he jumped nimbly on to the horse.