Sofocada por la nube de polvo y el hedor de la forcejeante muchedumbre animal, se hallaba al borde del abandono, cuando oyó una voz amable que a su lado le prometía asistencia.
Choked by the rising cloud of dust and by the steam from the struggling creatures, she might have abandoned her efforts in despair, but for a kindly voice at her elbow which assured her of assistance.