As for Passepartout, who was mounted on the beast's back, and received the direct force of each concussion as he trod along, he was very careful, in accordance with his master's advice, to keep his tongue from between his teeth, as it would otherwise have been bitten off short.
Quant à Passepartout, posté sur le dos de la bête et directement soumis aux coups et aux contrecoups, il se gardait bien, sur une recommandation de son maître, de tenir sa langue entre ses dents, car elle eût été coupée net.