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.
Wat Passepartout aangaat, deze was op den rug van den olifant gezeten, en blootgesteld aan alle schokken en schuddingen van het dier; maar hij paste, op raad van zijn meester, wel op om zijne tong niet tusschen zijne tanden te houden, want deze zou hij dan zeer zeker hebben afgebeten.