He held the young girl, who was quivering all over, suspended from his horny hands like a white drapery; but he carried her with as much care as though he feared to break her or blight her.
Il tenait la jeune fille toute palpitante suspendue à ses mains calleuses comme une draperie blanche ; mais il la portait avec tant de précaution qu’il paraissait craindre de la briser ou de la faner.