Montmorency gave vent to an involuntary howl, as if merely thinking of the thing had given him the horrors; and Harris said it would be so difficult to get into the boat again, and went back and sorted out his trousers.
Montmorency poussa un hurlement involontaire, comme épouvanté a la seule idée du bain. Harris, lui, prétexta qu’il serait trop difficile de remonter dans le bateau et se mit a la recherche de son pantalon.