He was particularly anxious to avoid marring the freshness of the magnificent baldric we are acquainted with; but on timidly opening his eyes, he found himself with his nose fixed between the two shoulders of Porthos--that is to say, exactly upon the baldric.
Hij vreesde vooral de nieuwheid van den prachtigen bandelier, dien wij kennen, beschadigd te hebben, want schroomvallig de oogen openende, bevond hij zich met zijn neus tusschen de beide schouders van Porthos, en wel juist op den bandelier.