He did not look before him as he walked, he was directing his course towards the northern tower, but his face was turned aside towards the right bank of the Seine, and he held his head high, as though trying to see something over the roofs.
Il ne regardait pas devant lui en marchant, il se dirigeait vers la tour septentrionale, mais son visage était tourné de côté, vers la rive droite de la Seine, et il tenait la tête haute, comme s’il eût tâché de voir quelque chose par-dessus les toits.