He lost ground little by little, nevertheless, his fingers slipped along the spout; he became more and more conscious of the feebleness of his arms and the weight of his body. The curve of the lead which sustained him inclined more and more each instant towards the abyss.
Peu à peu cependant, il perdait du terrain, ses doigts glissaient sur la gouttière, il sentait de plus en plus la faiblesse de ses bras et la pesanteur de son corps, la courbure du plomb qui le soutenait s’inclinait à tout moment d’un cran vers l’abîme.