Pliant sous le poids de son fardeau, exténué de fatigue, il ne pouvait faire un pas sans trébucher ; cependant la joie de revoir Lucy et la pensée qu’il rapportait des provisions suffisantes pour assurer la fin de leur voyage le soutenaient et lui donnaient des forces surhumaines.
Weighed down with his burden, and weary from his exertions, he stumbled along, keeping up his heart by the reflection that every step brought him nearer to Lucy, and that he carried with him enough to ensure them food for the remainder of their journey.